A6 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:A · C# · E · F#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 1 2 1 2	– – 1 2 1 3	x A C# A C# F#	easy · barre on fret 1
4 4 x 2 4 2	2 3 – 1 4 1	A C# x A E F#	hard · barre on fret 2
4 4 4 6 6 0	1 1 1 2 3 –	A C# E C# F# E	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 6 6 6 5	– – 2 3 4 1	x A F# C# F# A	medium
x 0 6 6 6 0	– – 1 1 1 –	x A F# C# F# E	easy · barre on fret 6
8 7 9 11 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	C# E A F# x x	hard
8 0 9 11 9 0	1 – 2 4 3 –	C# A A F# A E	medium
11 0 9 11 9 9	2 – 1 3 1 1	E A A F# A C#	medium · barre on fret 9
4 0 1 2 1 2	4 – 1 2 1 3	A A C# A C# F#	medium · barre on fret 1
4 4 6 2 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	A C# F# A x x	hard
4 4 4 6 6 5	1 1 1 3 4 2	A C# E C# F# A	medium · barre on fret 4
x 0 x 6 6 5	– – – 2 3 1	x A x C# F# A	easy
x 0 6 6 6 x	– – 1 1 1 –	x A F# C# F# x	easy · barre on fret 6
8 7 x 11 9 0	2 1 – 4 3 –	C# E x F# A E	hard
8 0 9 11 9 x	1 – 2 4 3 –	C# A A F# A x	medium
x 0 9 11 9 9	– – 1 2 1 1	x A A F# A C#	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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.