A6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G

in Drop G (G-D-G-C-E-A) 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
2 4 2 4 0 4	1 2 1 3 – 4	A F# A E E C#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 4 2 4	1 1 1 2 1 3	A E A E F# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 6 0 4	– 4 2 3 – 1	x A C# F# E C#	medium
x 7 6 6 5 0	– 4 2 3 1 –	x A C# F# A A	medium
x 7 6 6 0 7	– 3 1 2 – 4	x A C# F# E E	medium
x 7 11 9 9 7	– 1 4 2 3 1	x A F# A C# E	hard · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 9 9	– – – 1 1 1	x x x A C# F#	easy · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 12 12	1 1 1 – 2 3	F# C# F# x E A	easy · barre on fret 11
2 4 2 1 0 0	2 4 3 1 – –	A F# A C# E A	medium
2 4 2 4 2 4	1 2 1 3 1 4	A F# A E F# C#	medium · barre on fret 2
6 4 6 4 0 0	2 1 3 1 – –	C# F# C# E E A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 6 6 5 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x A C# F# A x	medium
x 7 6 6 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	x A C# F# E A	easy
x 7 9 x 9 9	– 1 2 – 3 4	x A E x C# F#	hard
x x 9 9 9 9	– – 1 1 1 1	x x E A C# F#	easy · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 0 0	1 1 1 – – –	F# C# F# x E A	easy · barre on fret 11

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 G 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 G G-D-G-C-E-A 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.