F6 chord on 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC)

in High C (EADGC) tuning

○○○12FADAC
F6
Major 6
Notes:F · A · C · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
FFFACD
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 0 0 2 01 – – 2 –F A D A Ceasy
x x 3 2 2– – 3 1 2x x F A Deasy
5 5 3 5 x2 3 1 4 –A D F C xmedium
x 8 7 7 5– 4 2 3 1x F A D Fmedium
x 8 7 7 0– 3 1 2 –x F A D Ceasy
x 8 12 10 9– 1 4 3 2x F D F Ahard
10 0 10 10 92 – 3 4 1D A C F Amedium
10 0 10 10 01 – 2 3 –D A C F Ceasy
1 0 0 2 21 – – 2 3F A D A Deasy
x 3 3 2 2– 3 4 1 2x C F A Dmedium
5 5 3 x x2 3 1 – –A D F x xmedium
5 5 0 5 51 2 – 3 4A D D C Fmedium
x 8 7 7 x– 3 1 2 –x F A D xeasy
8 8 0 10 91 2 – 4 3C F D F Amedium
10 0 0 10 92 – – 3 1D A D F Aeasy
10 0 10 10 x1 – 2 3 –D A C F xeasy

The F6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes F, A, C, D. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Bass – High C (EADGC) 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 F6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10F
34A
57C
69D

More F chords

Other roots

See F6 in another tuning

What notes make up the F6 chord?

F6 is a Major 6 chord built from the notes F, A, C, D.

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.