Guitar chords · Major 6th
C6 chord on guitar
C6 (C major 6th) has four notes: C, E, G and A, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3, 5 and 6.
Shapes
How to play C6
Strum a shape to hear it, or pick it one string at a time. R marks the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7.; the other numbers are the chord tones.
C6 has an A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em., and two A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major.: the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 3 and the E shape at fret 8. A movable shape keeps its fingering anywhere on the neck: slide it up or down and the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., on the lowest played string, names the chord.
Open
A shape · fret 3
E shape · fret 8
Notes and formula
What makes C6 major 6th
A 6th chord adds the 6th note of the scale to a major chord. It is sweeter and less tense than a A triad with one more 3rd on top, the 7th, which makes four notes: G7, Cmaj7 and Am7 are seventh chords., and it often ends a song in swing, country and old pop.
- 1Root: the note the chord is named after. Keep it.
- 3Essential: makes the chord what it is. Never drop it.
- 5Optional: drop it first when you run out of fingers.
The 3rd and the 6th make C6 a major 6th chord; you can leave out the 5th.
- CRroot
- E3essential
- G5optional
- A6essential
- C, the root
- Other chord tones
Keys
Keys with C6
C6 belongs to six keys: C major (I6), G major (IV6), F major (V6), A minor (III6), E minor (VI6) and D minor (VII6).
Numerals follow the key's own scale, so III, VI and VII in a minor key are its own major chords. A ♭ or ♯ in front marks a chord from outside the key. How Roman numerals work
Slash chords
C6 over another bass note
A A chord with a different note in the bass, written after a slash: C/E is a C chord with E as its lowest note. The letter after the slash is the bass. keeps C6 on top and puts another note in the bass: the letter after the slash is the lowest note you play.
- C6/E
C6 with its 3rd, E, in the bass.
- C6/G
C6 with its 5th, G, in the bass.
Same root
Other chords on C
Change one or two notes and the same The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7. gives a different colour. Compare them by ear.
- C major
- Cm minor
- C7 dominant 7th
- Cmaj7 major 7th
- Cm7 minor 7th
- Csus2 suspended 2nd
- Csus4 suspended 4th
- Cm6 minor 6th
- Cadd9 add 9
- C9 dominant 9th
- Cmaj9 major 9th
- Cm9 minor 9th
- C13 dominant 13th
- Cmaj13 major 13th
- Cm11 minor 11th
- C° diminished
- Cm7♭5 half-diminished 7th
- C°7 diminished 7th
- C+ augmented
- C5 power chord
- C7sus4 dominant 7th suspended 4th
- Cm(maj7) minor major 7th
- C6/9 six-nine
- Cm(add9) minor add 9
- C7♯9 dominant 7th sharp 9th
Questions
C6, in short
- What notes are in the C6 chord?
- C6 (C major 6th) has four notes: C, E, G and A, the The note a chord is named after and built up from. C is the root of C, Cm and C7., 3, 5 and 6.
- How do you play C6 on guitar?
- C6 has an A chord played near the nut that uses some unfretted strings, such as the open G, C or Em., and two A chord or scale fingering with no open strings. Slide it up or down the neck and it changes its root but not its type: a major shape stays major.: the A shape at The metal strips across the neck, and the spaces between them. Each fret raises a string by one half step. 3 and the E shape at fret 8.
- What key is C6 in?
- C6 belongs to six keys: C major (I6), G major (IV6), F major (V6), A minor (III6), E minor (VI6) and D minor (VII6).