C6 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD)

in Open D (f#DF#AD) tuning

✕1234GEAC
C6
Major 6
Notes:C · E · G · A
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
CCCEGA
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 2 3 3 x1 2 3 4 –G E A C xmedium
3 2 3 3 22 1 3 4 1A E A C Emedium · barre on fret 2
3 x 6 7 51 – 3 4 2A x C E Ghard
x 5 6 7 7– 1 2 3 4x G C E Amedium
x x 6 7 7– – 1 2 3x x C E Aeasy
x 10 10 10 7– 2 3 4 1x C E G Amedium
10 10 10 12 101 1 1 2 1E C E A Cmedium · barre on fret 10
3 2 1 3 x3 2 1 4 –A E G C xmedium
x 2 3 3 2– 1 2 3 1x E A C Eeasy · barre on fret 2
3 x 6 7 71 – 2 3 4A x C E Ahard
x 7 6 7 5– 3 2 4 1x A C E Gmedium
6 10 6 7 71 4 1 2 3C C C E Ahard · barre on fret 6
x 10 10 7 7– 3 4 1 2x C E E Amedium
x 10 10 12 10– 1 1 2 1x C E A Cmedium · barre on fret 10
3 2 6 0 52 1 4 – 3A E C A Ghard
3 2 3 3 x2 1 3 4 –A E A C xmedium

The C6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes C, E, G, A. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open D (f#DF#AD) 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.