C#6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

C#6

Major 6

Notes:C# · F · G# · A#

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

C#6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 0 1 1 1	– – – 1 1 1	x x C# F A# F	easy · barre on fret 1
x 4 4 4 4 6	– 1 1 1 1 2	x C# F G# C# A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 8 0 6 8 6	– 2 – 1 3 1	x F C# A# F A#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 9 9 8 x	2 1 3 4 1 –	C# F A# C# F x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 0 1 1 x	– – – 1 2 –	x x C# F A# x	easy
x 4 4 6 4 4	– 1 1 2 1 1	x C# F A# C# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
9 8 0 6 8 6	4 2 – 1 3 1	C# F C# A# F A#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 9 9 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	C# F A# C# x x	medium
x 4 0 1 1 1	– 2 – 1 1 1	x C# C# F A# F	medium · barre on fret 1
x 4 4 6 4 6	– 1 1 2 1 3	x C# F A# C# A#	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 0 6 8 6	– – – 1 2 1	x x C# A# F A#	medium · barre on fret 6
9 8 9 x x x	2 1 3 – – –	C# F A# x x x	easy
x 4 0 1 1 4	– 3 – 1 2 4	x C# C# F A# G#	medium
x 4 4 6 4 x	– 1 1 2 1 –	x C# F A# C# x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 8 0 6 8 x	– 2 – 1 3 –	x F C# A# F x	medium
9 x 9 9 8 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	C# x A# C# F x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The C#6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open A 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 C#6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

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

More C# chords

C#C#m C#7 C#°C#+C#9 C#maj7 C#m7 C#7♯5 C#7♭5 C#m6 C#m7♭5 C#°7 C#sus2 C#sus4 C#add9 C#maj9 C#m9 C#5

Other roots

C6 D6 D#6 E6 F6 F#6 G6 G#6 A6 A#6 B6

See C#6 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 Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the C#6 chord?

C#6 is a Major 6 chord built from the notes C#, F, G#, A#.

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.