F# Major 6th Guitar Chord (F#6)

F# Major 6th (F#6) is built from F#, A#, C#, D#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M formula measured from the root F#. This page shows 20 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

Major
Notes: F# · A# · C# · D#Intervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 6M

Fingerings for F#6

F#6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
F#6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
F#6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2
F#6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
F#6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted
F#6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
F#6low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
F#6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
F#6low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
F#6low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
F#6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
F#6low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1
F#6low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
F#6low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
F#6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
F#6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
F#6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
F#6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
F#6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
F#6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted

Notes in F#6

  • F#1P
  • A#3M
  • C#5P
  • D#6M

How to play F#6

F# Major 6th Guitar Chord (F#6) 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.

F#6 FAQ

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