A6 Piano Chord

A6

A Sixth Chord

3rd

C#

5th

E

6th

F#

Root

A

PLAY

E

G

B

D

F

F

A

C

E

A

C#

E

F#

The Notes in a A Sixth Chord Chord

The 3rd

Finding C# from A step by step:

Start on: A
Step 1: move up to Bb
Step 2: move up to B
Step 3: move up to C
Step 4: Land on C#

3rd

C#

Root

A

1

2

3

PLAY

Bb is a minor second above A.
B is a major 2nd above A.
C is a minor third above A.
C# is a major third above A.

The 5th

Finding E from A step by step:

Start on: A
Step 1: move up to Bb
Step 2: move up to B
Step 3: move up to C
Step 4: move up to C#
Step 5: move up to D
Step 6: move up to Eb
Step 7: Land on E

5th

E

Root

A

1

2

3

4

5

6

PLAY

Bb is a minor second above A.
B is a major 2nd above A.
C is a minor third above A.
C# is a major third above A.
D is a fourth above A.
Eb is a flat fifth above A.
E is a fifth above A.

The 6th

Finding F# from A step by step:

Start on: A
Step 1: move down to G#
Step 2: move down to G
Step 3: Land on F#

6th

F#

Root

A

1

2

PLAY

G# is a minor second below A.
G is a major 2nd below A.
F# is a minor third below A. The 6th is down a minor third? Confusing, right? The note F# is down 3 half-steps from A, but up 9 half-steps from A:

6th

F#

Root

A

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

PLAY