C6 chord on 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD)

in Plectrum (CGBD) tuning

○213CACE
C6
Major 6
Notes:C · E · G · A
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCEGA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 1 2– 2 1 3C A C Eeasy
4 5 5 71 2 3 4E C E Amedium
0 5 5 7– 1 2 3C C E Amedium
0 9 8 7– 3 2 1C E G Amedium
9 9 8 102 3 1 4A E G Cmedium
0 9 10 10– 1 2 3C E A Ceasy
0 2 5 2– 1 2 1C A E Emedium · barre on fret 2
4 5 8 71 2 4 3E C G Ahard
x 5 5 7– 1 2 3x C E Amedium
0 9 10 7– 2 3 1C E A Amedium
0 9 10 x– 1 2 –C E A xeasy
0 2 x 2– 1 – 2C A x Eeasy
4 5 x 71 2 – 3E C x Ahard
0 0 5 7– – 1 2C G E Amedium
0 9 x 7– 2 – 1C E x Ahard
12 9 10 104 1 2 3C E A Cmedium

The C6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes C, E, G, A. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Banjo – Plectrum (CGBD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the C6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C
34E
57G
69A

More C chords

Other roots

See C6 in another tuning

What notes make up the C6 chord?

C6 is a Major 6 chord built from the notes C, E, G, A.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.