A6 Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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Alternate

Amaj6, Asixth, AM6, Amajor sixth,

Tuning

Standard Tuning

O
 
 
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
412
E
C♯
A
F♯
A
 

Another variation of the A6 Chord.

 
 
 
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
1234
F♯
C♯
A
E
A
 

This is one possible way to finger an A6 chord.

 
 
 
 
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
1111
F♯
C♯
A
E
 
 

This A6 chord features a barre performed by the first finger.

O
 
 
X
 
X
9
10
11
12
13
123
E
A
E
 
F♯
 

The sixth of this A6 chord is played in the bass.

X
 
 
 
X
 
4
5
6
7
8
2143
 
E
C♯
F♯
 
A

This voicing for A6 utilizes a common, movable chord shape. It is used frequently in the jazz and western swing styles.

X
X
X
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
3
 
 
 
F♯
A
 

This power chord voicing for A6 is commonly used in a blues shuffle.

O
 
 
 
X
X
5
6
7
8
9
324
E
F♯
C♯
A
 
 

This A6 voicing features an open high E string note.

 
 
 
X
X
X
14
15
16
17
18
111
F♯
C♯
A
 
 
 

This voicing for A6 is played in 14th position.

 
 
 
 
X
X
5
6
7
8
9
3241
A
F♯
C♯
A
 
 

This A6 voicing is played in fifth position.

 
 
 
X
O
X
5
6
7
8
9
241
A
F♯
C♯
 
A
 

This A6 chord is played fingerstyle.

X
X
X
X
 
 
5
6
7
8
9
14
 
 
 
 
G♭
A

This movable power chord voicing for A6 is commonly used in a blues shuffle.

X
X
X
X
 
 
5
6
7
8
9
14
 
 
 
 
G♭
A

This movable power chord voicing for A6 is commonly used in a blues shuffle.

X
 
 
 
X
 
5
6
7
8
9
324
 
F♯
C♯
A
 
A

The thumb is used to fret the low root note of this A6 chord.

 
 
 
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
2223
F♯
C♯
A
E
A
 

This is an alternate fingering for the "open" A6 chord.

 
 
 
 
O
O
1
2
3
4
5
1111
F♯
C♯
A
E
A
E

This is an A6 chord played in second inversion. The fifth of the chord (E) is played in the bass.

 
 
 
 
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
1111
F♯
C♯
A
E
 
 

The fifth (E) is played in the bass of this A6 chord.

 
 
 
X
X
X
5
6
7
8
9
241
A
F♯
C♯
 
 
 

The fifth (E) is omitted from this A6 chord. Depending on the context in which it is used, this voicing could also be used for F#m.

 
 
 
 
X
 
5
6
7
8
9
3241
A
F♯
C♯
A
 
A

This is a Hendrix style voicing for A6.

 
X
X
 
 
 
2
3
4
5
6
F♯
 
 
E
C♯
A

 
X
 
 
 
 
2
3
4
5
6
F♯
 
A
E
C♯
A