C#6 chord on 8-String Guitar

in Standard F# (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕2114131C#FA#FG#C#F
C#6
Major 6
Notes:C# · F · G# · A#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
FC#C#C#G#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 1 1 3 1 2 1– 2 1 1 4 1 3 1x C# F A# F G# C# Fmedium · barre on fret 1
x x x 4 3 3 2 x– – – 4 2 3 1 –x x x C# F A# C# xmedium
x x x 4 3 3 x x– – – 3 1 2 – –x x x C# F A# x xeasy
x x x 4 8 6 6 4– – – 1 4 2 3 1x x x C# A# C# F G#hard · barre on fret 4
7 6 6 8 6 6 6 62 1 1 3 1 1 1 1C# F A# F G# C# F A#medium · barre on fret 6
7 9 x 8 8 x x x1 4 – 2 3 – – –C# G# x F A# x x xhard
x x 9 8 8 x x x– – 3 1 2 – – –x x C# F A# x x xeasy
x x x x 11 10 11 9– – – – 3 2 4 1x x x x C# F A# C#medium
x x x x 11 10 11 x– – – – 2 1 3 –x x x x C# F A# xeasy
11 11 x 11 11 x x x1 2 – 3 4 – – –F A# x G# C# x x xhard
x 2 1 1 3 1 2 x– 2 1 1 4 1 3 –x C# F A# F G# C# xmedium · barre on fret 1
x 2 4 x 3 3 x x– 1 4 – 2 3 – –x C# G# x F A# x xhard
x x x 4 3 3 x 4– – – 3 1 2 – 4x x x C# F A# x G#hard
7 6 6 4 x x x x4 2 3 1 – – – –C# F A# C# x x x xmedium
7 6 6 8 8 6 6 62 1 1 3 4 1 1 1C# F A# F A# C# F A#medium · barre on fret 6
7 x 9 8 8 x x x1 – 4 2 3 – – –C# x C# F A# x x xhard

The C#6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes C#, F, G#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10C#
34F
57G#
69A#

More C# chords

Other roots

See C#6 in another tuning

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.