Arpeggio · Fm6 · Piano
The Fm6 arpeggio is F – A♭ – C – D — chord tones 1 ♭3 5 6. Fm6 is a minor tonic with a Dorian colour, or a rootless 9th of a dominant a fourth below; its sound is minor but bright. Below, every F, A♭, C, D on the two-octave keyboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Guitar · standard tuning
Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass). Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from F |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | A♭ | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| 5 | C | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| 6 | D | major 6th (9 semitones) |
Goes with: F Melodic minor (F G A♭ B♭ C D E). Voicings: Fm6 voicings on piano.
Common questions
F – A♭ – C – D. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 5 6. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
Fm6 is a minor tonic with a Dorian colour, or a rootless 9th of a dominant a fourth below. Its character is minor but bright.
F Melodic minor (F G A♭ B♭ C D E) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Play F – A♭ – C – D ascending from F, then descend; then start from each chord tone in turn (inversions) so your hand knows the shape from any note.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on guitar · Minor 6th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from F