Guitar chord · Sixths & added
C♯ major 6th chord on guitar
x4332x · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play C♯6 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Sweet and vintage — common in swing, country and classic pop.
- Notes
- C♯E♯G♯A♯
- Formula
- 1356
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 6th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 2nd fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) C♯
- 4th string (D): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) E♯
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) A♯
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, index finger (1) C♯
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--2---| G|--3---| D|--3---| A|--4---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every C♯6 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing C♯6 on guitar
On guitar, the usual C♯6 shape is x4332x at the 2nd fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other major 6th chords. Don’t strum the low E and high E strings.
Notice the E♯ in C♯6 (C♯ E♯ G♯ A♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (C–E–G–A), so the major 3rd has to be written E♯ rather than F — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
