A6 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:A · C# · E · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

A6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 4 4 0 2	– 1 3 4 – 2	x A F# C# E A	medium
x 2 2 4 2 2	– 1 1 2 1 1	x A E C# F# A	medium · barre on fret 2
4 6 4 0 0 6	1 2 1 – – 3	E C# F# A E C#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 7 9 5 6	– – 3 4 1 2	x x A F# A C#	hard
9 6 7 9 0 x	3 1 2 4 – –	A C# A F# E x	medium
x x 7 9 9 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x x A F# C# E	medium
9 9 11 9 9 9	1 1 2 1 1 1	A E C# F# C# E	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 0 0 11	– – 1 – – 2	x x C# A E F#	easy
x 2 4 4 0 x	– 1 2 3 – –	x A F# C# E x	medium
x 2 4 4 2 2	– 1 2 3 1 1	x A F# C# F# A	medium · barre on fret 2
4 6 4 0 5 6	1 3 1 – 2 4	E C# F# A A C#	medium · barre on fret 4
9 6 x 9 5 x	3 2 – 4 1 –	A C# x F# A x	hard
x x 7 9 9 6	– – 2 3 4 1	x x A F# C# C#	medium
x x 7 9 9 x	– – 1 2 3 –	x x A F# C# x	medium
9 9 11 9 9 11	1 1 2 1 1 3	A E C# F# C# F#	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 0 12 11	– – 1 – 3 2	x x C# A E F#	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 – New Standard (NST) 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 DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.