Four String Banjo · Plectrum (CGBD)

CM6C Major 6th

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Etone

Gtone

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Formula 1 · 3 · 5 · 6 · Notes C · E · G · A

How to play it

CM6 fingering positions

Plectrum (CGBD), 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 — 2nd position (0 2 5 5) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)

C Major 6th guitar chord — 5th position (0 0 5 7) fretboard diagram in Plectrum (CGBD)

Read it as tab

CM6 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 — 2nd position (0 2 5 5) in Plectrum (CGBD)

C Major 6th guitar tab — 5th position (0 0 5 7) in Plectrum (CGBD)

Sound

How CM6 sounds

Consonance

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Brightness

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesC · E · G · A

Formula (scale degrees)1 · 3 · 5 · 6

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