A6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:A · C# · E · F#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 1 0 0 3 1	– 1 – – 3 2	x A C# F# C# E	medium
x x x 3 3 3	– – – 1 1 1	x x x A C# F#	easy · barre on fret 3
8 5 0 0 6 6	4 1 – – 2 3	A C# C# F# E A	medium
8 8 0 0 6 6	3 4 – – 1 2	A E C# F# E A	medium
8 8 0 7 8 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	A E C# C# F# x	medium
8 8 8 10 8 10	1 1 1 2 1 3	A E A E F# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
12 10 12 10 11 10	3 1 4 1 2 1	C# F# C# E A C#	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 12 12 11 x	– – 2 3 1 –	x x C# F# A x	easy
x 1 0 0 x 1	– 1 – – – 2	x A C# F# x E	easy
x x 3 3 3 3	– – 1 1 1 1	x x E A C# F#	easy · barre on fret 3
8 5 5 0 6 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	A C# F# F# E x	medium
8 8 0 0 8 6	2 3 – – 4 1	A E C# F# F# A	medium
x x 8 7 8 x	– – 2 1 3 –	x x A C# F# x	easy
8 10 8 10 8 10	1 2 1 3 1 4	A F# A E F# C#	medium · barre on fret 8
0 10 12 10 11 10	– 1 3 1 2 1	C# F# C# E A C#	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 0 12 11 x	– – – 2 1 –	x x C# F# A x	easy

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 – Drop C# 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 Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-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.