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C#6 Guitar Chord

A nostalgic, retro sound with an added sixth. Widely used in jazz, country and Hawaiian music. Compared to maj7, it sounds less "jazzy" and more "vintage".

Guitar

Strings X–4–3–3–2–X

How to play the C#6 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–4–3–3–2–X from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Fret 4 · little finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 3 · ring finger
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for C#6 chord

Other names: C# major 6th, C# 6th

Music theory name: major sixth chord

Common name: C# sixth chord

Intervals and tones in C#6 chord

Note Interval
C# Root
F Major 3rd
Ab Perfect 5th
B Major 6th

All Variations

Open
X–4–3–3–2–X
Fret 4
X–4–6–6–6–6
Fret 6
9–8–8–6–6–6
Fret 9
9–X–11–10–11–9

Songs using C#6