A6 chord on Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD)

in Alternative (GGBD) tuning

1112AAC#F#
A6
Major 6
Notes:A · C# · E · F#
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
AAAEC#F#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
2 2 2 41 1 1 2A A C# F#medium · barre on fret 2
6 6 7 71 2 3 4C# C# F# Amedium
9 11 10 111 3 2 4E F# A C#medium
11 11 10 112 3 1 4F# F# A C#medium
x 2 2 4– 1 2 3x A C# F#medium
x 6 7 7– 1 2 3x C# F# Aeasy
11 9 10 113 1 2 4F# E A C#medium
x 11 10 11– 2 1 3x F# A C#easy
2 6 2 41 3 1 2A C# C# F#hard · barre on fret 2
6 9 7 71 4 2 3C# E F# Amedium
11 x 10 112 – 1 3F# x A C#easy
2 6 5 41 4 3 2A C# E F#hard
9 6 7 74 1 2 3E C# F# Amedium
6 2 5 44 1 3 2C# A E F#hard
6 x 7 71 – 2 3C# x F# Aeasy
6 2 2 44 1 2 3C# A C# F#hard

The A6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes A, C#, E, F#. Below are playable fingerings for Cavaquinho – Alternative (GGBD) 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 A6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10A
34C#
57E
69F#

More A chords

Other roots

See A6 in another tuning

What notes make up the A6 chord?

A6 is a Major 6 chord built from the notes A, C#, E, F#.

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.