Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

FM6F Major 6th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
Gtone

Formula 4 · 6 · 1 · 2  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F · G

How to play it

FM6 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE), 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).

F Major 6th guitar chord — 3rd position (3 5 3 5) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
F Major 6th guitar chord — 15th position (15 17 15 17) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
Read it as tab

FM6 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.

F Major 6th guitar tab — 3rd position (3 5 3 5) in Chicago (DGBE)
F Major 6th guitar tab — 15th position (15 17 15 17) in Chicago (DGBE)
Sound

How FM6 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
warmnostalgiccontent
Genres
jazzpopcountry
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G
Formula (scale degrees)4 · 6 · 1 · 2
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