A6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:A · C# · E · F#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 2 2 4	– – 1 1 1 2	x A E A C# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x x x 2 2 4	– – – 1 2 3	x x x A C# F#	medium
x 0 4 6 5 4	– – 1 3 2 1	x A F# C# E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
7 9 x 6 5 x	3 4 – 2 1 –	A F# x C# E x	hard
x 0 7 6 7 7	– – 2 1 3 4	x A A C# F# A	medium
7 7 7 9 7 11	1 1 1 2 1 3	A E A E F# C#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 9 10 11	– 1 3 1 2 4	x F# C# E A C#	medium · barre on fret 9
x 0 11 11 10 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x A C# F# A C#	medium
11 0 11 11 x x	1 – 2 3 – –	C# A C# F# x x	easy
x 0 4 2 2 2	– – 2 1 1 1	x A F# A C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 2 2 4	1 2 1 1 1 3	E C# E A C# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 0 4 6 5 4	4 – 1 3 2 1	A A F# C# E F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 6 5 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x F# A C# E x	hard
7 0 7 6 7 x	2 – 3 1 4 –	A A A C# F# x	medium
7 7 7 11 7 11	1 1 1 2 1 3	A E A F# F# C#	hard · barre on fret 7
11 9 11 9 10 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	C# F# C# E A x	medium · barre on fret 9

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The A6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes A, C#, E, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D 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

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

More A chords

A Am A7 A°A+A9 Amaj7 Am7 A7♯5 A7♭5 Am6 Am7♭5 A°7 Asus2 Asus4 Aadd9 Amaj9 Am9 A5

Other roots

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

See A6 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 Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D 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

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.