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  5. 6

F 6th (F6)

FRoot
AMaj 3
CPerf 5
DMaj 6

Bright and happy. Major triad with added 6th. Common in jazz, swing, and country music. Different from 13th chord.

Notes
FACD
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · 6
Type
Added-tone chord
03

How to play it

EADGBe142312345

F6

F 6th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • AM3
  • CP5
  • DM6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes

Why a 6th chord sounds the way it does

F+4 fretsA+3 fretsC+2 fretsD

Stacked from 3 intervals.

04

Where to go next

More F chords

Same root, other colours

Fmaj7F7Fadd9Fsus2Fsus4Fmaj9F6/9

Chords in the key of F

What F6 usually sits next to

I · Fii · Gmiii · AmIV · B♭V · Cvi · Dmvii° · E°

Close relatives

Relatives of F major

  • DmRelative minor of F major
  • FmParallel minor, lower the 3rd

Other 6 chords

Same quality, every root

C6C♯6D6E♭6E6F6F♯6G6A♭6A6B♭6B6
01

Root

F
02

Quality

6

A triad plus one colour note, no 7th. Softer than a 7th.

Alterations need a 7th chord. Try F7 →

Why a 6th chord sounds the way it does

F+4 fretsA+3 fretsC+2 fretsD

Stacked from 3 intervals.

03

How to play it

EADGBe142312345

F6

F 6th, Open

Bass
F, the root
Root
F
Strings
E A D G B e · open
  • FRoot
  • AM3
  • CP5
  • DM6

Up the neck

6 voicings, same four notes
04

Where to go next

More F chords

Same root, other colours

Fmaj7F7Fadd9Fsus2Fsus4Fmaj9F6/9

Chords in the key of F

What F6 usually sits next to

I · Fii · Gmiii · AmIV · B♭V · Cvi · Dmvii° · E°

Close relatives

Relatives of F major

  • DmRelative minor of F major
  • FmParallel minor, lower the 3rd

Other 6 chords

Same quality, every root

C6C♯6D6E♭6E6F6F♯6G6A♭6A6B♭6B6
F 6th