What notes are in a A6 chord?

A6 is A, C#, E, F#: the 1, 3, 5, 6 of A.

How do you play A6 on guitar?

5th String Root Major 6th: x 0 2 2 2 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with A6?

Scales on A that contain every note of A6: A Major, A Major Pentatonic, A Major Blues, A Lydian, A Mixolydian, A Lydian Dominant.

Guitar chord · Major 6th

A6 chord (A Major 6th)

Sweet, vintage swing and country major 6th chord.

Notes AC#EF#

Formula 1 3 5 6

Shapes 1 on this page

A6 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, A.

5th String Root Major 6th x 0 2 2 2 2

Interactive chord diagram

A6 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over A6

These scales start on A and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when A6 is the chord of the moment.

A Major A Major Pentatonic A Major Blues A Lydian A Mixolydian A Lydian Dominant A Half-Whole Diminished A Bebop Dominant A Lydian #2 A Bebop Major A Bebop Dorian A Mixolydian b2 A Ultraphrygian A Hungarian Major

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Questions

What notes are in a A6 chord?: A6 is A, C#, E, F#: the 1, 3, 5, 6 of A.
How do you play A6 on guitar?: 5th String Root Major 6th: x 0 2 2 2 2 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with A6?: Scales on A that contain every note of A6: A Major, A Major Pentatonic, A Major Blues, A Lydian, A Mixolydian, A Lydian Dominant.

Major 6th chords in every key

C6 C#6 D6 Eb6 E6 F6 F#6 G6 Ab6 A6 Bb6 B6