What notes are in C Major 6th?

C Major 6th (C6) contains C, E, G, A. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M above the root C.

How do you play C6 on guitar?

The most common shape here is "C6": low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2.

C Major 6th Guitar Chord (C6)

C Major 6th (C6) is built from C, E, G, A, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M formula measured from the root C. This page shows 21 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

Major

Notes: C · E · G · AIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 6M

Fingerings for C6

C6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2

C6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2

C6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2

C6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3

C6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted

C6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted

C6low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, B at fret 1

C6low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3

C6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted

C6low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted

C6low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted

C6low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B muted, high E open

C6low E muted, A at fret 3, D muted, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E open

C6low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2

C6low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3

C6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2

C6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1

C6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

C6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

C6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

C6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted

Notes in C6

How to play C6

C Major 6th Guitar Chord (C6) 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.

C6 FAQ

What notes are in C Major 6th?: C Major 6th (C6) contains C, E, G, A. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M above the root C.
How do you play C6 on guitar?: The most common shape here is "C6": low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2.
Is C6 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.