C#6 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

C#6

Major 6

Notes:C# · F · G# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 3 3 1 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x C# F A# C# F	medium
x 4 3 3 5 3	– 2 1 1 3 1	x C# F A# F G#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 4 8 6 8 0	– 1 3 2 4 –	x C# A# C# G# F	hard
x x x 6 5 5	– – – 3 1 2	x x x C# F A#	easy
9 8 8 6 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	C# F A# C# x x	medium
9 8 8 10 8 8	2 1 1 3 1 1	C# F A# F G# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
9 11 x 10 10 0	1 4 – 2 3 –	C# G# x F A# F	hard
x x 11 10 10 0	– – 3 1 2 –	x x C# F A# F	easy
x 4 3 3 5 0	– 3 1 2 4 –	x C# F A# F F	medium
x 4 6 3 5 3	– 2 4 1 3 1	x C# G# A# F G#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 4 6 x 5 5	– 1 4 – 2 3	x C# G# x F A#	hard
x x 6 6 5 5	– – 3 4 1 2	x x G# C# F A#	medium
6 8 6 6 8 8	1 2 1 1 3 4	A# F G# C# G# C#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 8 10 10 8	2 1 1 3 4 1	C# F A# F A# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
9 11 11 x 10 0	1 3 4 – 2 –	C# G# C# x A# F	hard
x x 11 10 10 x	– – 3 1 2 –	x x C# F A# x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths 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 C#6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	C#
3	4	F
5	7	G#
6	9	A#

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

C6 D6 D#6 E6 F6 F#6 G6 G#6 A6 A#6 B6

See C#6 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the C#6 chord?

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