Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C♯M6C♯ Major 6th

DRoot

F♯tone

Atone

Btone

Formula ♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭7 · Notes D · F♯ · A · B

How to play it

C♯M6 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

C♯ Major 6th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 6 0 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 6th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 3 3 5) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 6th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 3 3 5 3) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 6th guitar chord — 15th position (x 15 15 15 17) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 6th guitar chord — 15th position (x 15 15 17 15) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

C♯M6 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

C♯ Major 6th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 6 0 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 6th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 3 3 5) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 6th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 3 3 5 3) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 6th guitar tab — 15th position (x 15 15 15 17) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

C♯ Major 6th guitar tab — 15th position (x 15 15 17 15) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How C♯M6 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

warmnostalgiccontent

Genres

jazzpopcountry

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesD · F♯ · A · B

Formula (scale degrees)♭2 · 4 · ♭6 · ♭7

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