Five String Banjo · Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2

AM6A Major 6th

F♯Root
A♯tone
C♯tone
D♯tone

Formula 6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭5  ·  Notes F♯ · A♯ · C♯ · D♯

How to play it

AM6 fingering positions

Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2, 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).

A Major 6th guitar chord — Open (x 1 2 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 x 2 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 5 2 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 5 5 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar chord — 2nd position (5 5 5 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 5 x 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 5 5 x 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar chord — 3rd position (5 5 5 0 3) fretboard diagram in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Read it as tab

AM6 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.

A Major 6th guitar tab — Open (x 1 2 0 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 x 2 0 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 5 2 0 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 5 5 2 x) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar tab — 2nd position (5 5 5 2 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 5 x 0 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 5 5 x 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
A Major 6th guitar tab — 3rd position (5 5 5 0 3) in Open D (f♯DF♯AD) · Capo 2
Sound

How AM6 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
warmnostalgiccontent
Genres
jazzpopcountry
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesF♯ · A♯ · C♯ · D♯
Formula (scale degrees)6 · ♭2 · 3 · ♭5
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More ways to play A Major 6th

Browse the rest of the A chords in this tuning, or open AM6 in the app for every voicing.

AM6 in other tunings:

Open GC / Drop CDouble CSawmill / Mountain ModalOpen D

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