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A Major 6 (A6) Chord Guitar

An open-rooted 6th chord with a small barre and one reaching finger.

Built on the open A string, with a small barre across the top three.
The 5th is omitted, leaving A, C♯ and F♯.
Those same notes spell an F♯ minor triad — the relative minor.
The reaching finger can lift on and off for country and surf rhythm figures.

Root3rd

Index finger covers the top three strings at the 2nd fret

Not played

E6th string

FretMuted

Finger—

Root

ABass5th string

FretOpen

Finger—

D4th string

Fret4

Finger3 ring

Root

G3rd string

Fret2

Finger1 index

3rd

B2nd string

Fret2

Finger1 index

e1st string

Fret2

Finger1 index

NotesA – F# – C#

Formula1 – 3 – 6

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TonesA×2·C#×1·F#×2

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Questions about A Major 6 (A6)

What notes are in a A Major 6 (A6) chord?

A A Major 6 (A6) chord contains the notes A, F#, C#. It is built from the major 6th formula 1 - 3 - 6, with A as the root.

How is A6 different from A major?

One note. In open A the D string is fretted at the 2nd fret, sounding E — the 5th. In A6 that finger moves up to the 4th fret, turning the E into F♯, the 6th. Everything else stays where it is, so the two chords sit a single finger movement apart and can be alternated within a bar.

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A Major 6 (A6) Chord Guitar

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