F 6th
F6
Notes
F · A · C · D
Intervals
- RootF (1P)
- Major 3rdA (3M)
- Perfect 5thC (5P)
- Major 6thD (6M)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Drop-2 voicings (12)
About
The F6 chord (F–A–C–D) adds the major sixth to a major triad. The sixth is a stable, consonant addition — it does not introduce dissonance the way a 7th does — which gives 6 chords a warm, slightly vintage sound common in jazz, swing, and older pop. They can substitute for F or FMaj7 as tonic harmony when a less tense color is wanted. The D is the defining extension; the 5th can be omitted. On guitar, 6-chord voicings tend to be compact and practical for comping. Compared to FMaj7, the 6 feels more grounded and less harmonically ambiguous — the 6th sits further from the root than the 7th does, so it creates no half-step tension.
Chord diagrams
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Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- F Lydian (I)
- F Major (I)
- F Major Pentatonic (deg 1)
- F Mixolydian (I)
- A Diminished (deg 6)
- A Harmonic Minor (VI)
- A Locrian (VI)
- A Natural Minor (VI)
- A Phrygian (VI)
- B Locrian (V)
- B♭ Lydian (V)
- B♭ Major (V)
- C Diminished (deg 4)
- C Dorian (IV)
- C Major (IV)
- C Melodic Minor (IV)
- C Mixolydian (IV)
- D Blues (deg 2)
- D Dorian (III)
- D Minor Pentatonic (deg 2)
- D Natural Minor (III)
- D Phrygian (III)
- E Locrian (II)
- E Phrygian (II)
- E♭ Diminished (deg 2)
- E♭ Lydian (II)
- F♯ Diminished (deg 8)
- G Dorian (VII)
- G Mixolydian (VII)
- G Natural Minor (VII)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.