A6 Guitar Chord | Play, Hear and Practice Interactively
An A6 chord, also called A major sixth, is made of A, C#, E and F#. A sixth chord is also known as an added-sixth chord: a major triad with the sixth on top.
15 voicings are mapped out here, eight of them with open strings and five using a barre, and the lowest starts at the 2nd fret. Every note of the chord sits inside the A major pentatonic scale, which makes the five-note scale a safe choice for solos. When you add the chord to a progression, smoother chord changes will help.
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A major 6th guitar chord is also written as A6, Amaj6, AM6 or Aadd6.
Notes in the A 6 chord:
Chord formula for the Major Sixth chord:
Formula: 1 3 5 6
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A 6 Guitar Chord Diagrams
Position 1 Barre Open
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Let the A string play without pressing any fret
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D, G, B and high E strings at the same time
Position 2 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the low E and high E strings at the same time
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the G string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the D string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the B string
Position 3 Open
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Let the A string play without pressing any fret
- Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the B string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 11 of the D string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 11 of the G string
Position 4 Open
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Let the A string play without pressing any fret
- Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the G string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the B string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the D string
Position 5 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D, G, B and high E strings at the same time
Position 6 Open
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the D string
- Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the A string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 9 of the G string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the B string
Position 7 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the A string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the D string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the low E string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the B string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 6 of the G string
Position 8 Open
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Let the A string play without pressing any fret
- Mute the G string
- Mute the B string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the D string
Position 9 Open
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the G string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the D string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the B string
Position 10 Barre Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Mute the D string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 14 of the G, B and high E strings at the same time
Position 11 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the high E string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the G string
- Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the D string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the B string
Position 12 Open
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Let the A string play without pressing any fret
- Mute the D string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the high E string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the G string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the B string
Position 13 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the D string
- Mute the G string
- Mute the B string
- Mute the high E string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the low E string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the A string
Position 14 Barre Open
Finger Positions
- Let the low E string play without pressing any fret
- Let the A string play without pressing any fret
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the D, G, B and high E strings at the same time
Position 15 Movable
Finger Positions
- Mute the low E string
- Mute the A string
- Mute the D string
- Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the high E string
- Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the G string
- Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the B string
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FAQ
What notes are in A major sixth?
A major sixth contains A, C#, E and F#. F# is the major sixth, nine semitones up from A, added to the A major triad.
How many ways are there to play A6?
A6 has 15 voicings, 8 of them with open strings and 5 with a barre. The highest one reaches the 14th fret.
Does A6 share its notes with a minor seventh chord?
Yes. A, C#, E and F# are the notes of F#m7, which spells F#, A, C#, E. A6 and F#m7 differ in which note acts as the root.
Which scale suits A major sixth?
The A major pentatonic scale: A, B, C#, E, F#. It holds all four chord tones, with B as the only extra note.
