A Major 6th (A6) is built from A, C#, E, F#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M formula measured from the root A. This page shows 23 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Major
Notes: A · C# · E · F#Intervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 6M
Fingerings for A6
A6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
A6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2
A6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
A6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted
A6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted
A6low E muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 2
A6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
A6low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
A6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
A6low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
A6low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
A6low E muted, A open, D muted, G at fret 2, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
A6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
A6low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1
A6low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
A6low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
A6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
A6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
A6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
A6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
A6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
Notes in A6
A1P
C#3M
E5P
F#6M
How to play A6
A Major 6th Guitar Chord (A6) is bright and resolved, the default sound of Western harmony.
Beginner tip
Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.
Practice idea
Loop it with the IV and V chords of the same key to hear how it functions as the tonic.
A6 FAQ
What notes are in A Major 6th?
A Major 6th (A6) contains A, C#, E, F#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M above the root A.
How do you play A6 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "A6": low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2.
Is A6 hard for beginners?
It sits in the major family. Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.