Ukulele chord · Sixths & added

C major 6th chord on ukulele

GCEA

0000 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓

6 ways to play C6 on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.

Sweet and vintage — common in swing, country and classic pop.

Notes
CEGA
Formula
1356
Built from
root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 6th

Ukulele

Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left

GCEA

How to play it · Open position

  1. 4th string (G): play open G
  2. 3rd string (C): play open C
  3. 2nd string (E): play open E
  4. 1st string (A): play open A

Tablature

A|--0---|
E|--0---|
C|--0---|
G|--0---|

Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.

Every C6 note on the ukulele neck

Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.

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Tips for playing C6 on ukulele

On ukulele, C6 needs no fingers at all: the four open strings — G, C, E and A — spell it out.

C6 ukulele chord diagram (C major 6th)
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