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C6 Ukulele 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".

Ukulele

C6 chord for ukulele – fingering 0–0–0–0, chord diagram

Strings 0–0–0–0

How to play the C6 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–0–0–0 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Open

3rd string (C) Open

2nd string (E) Open

1st string (A) Open

Other names for the C6 chord

Other names: C major 6th, C 6th

Music theory name: major sixth chord

Common name: C sixth chord

Notes and intervals in the C6 chord

Note	Interval
C	Root
E	Major 3rd
G	Perfect 5th
A	Major 6th

All variations

C6 chord for ukulele, variation 1

Open

0–0–0–0

C6 chord for ukulele, variation 2

Open

2–4–3–3

C6 chord for ukulele, variation 3 from fret 5

Fret 5

5–7–5–7

C6 chord for ukulele, variation 4 from fret 8

Fret 8

9–9–8–10

Songs using C6

Ježek, Voskovec, Werich

A Hard Day's Night

Drivers License

Can't Take My Eyes Off You

Louis Armstrong

Waiting For Love