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F♯6

Character: sweet

  1. F♯Rtriad
  2. A♯3triad
  3. C♯5triad
  4. D♯6add
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Voicings

12 ways to play F♯6

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion F♯6/A♯
6 7 8 9 5 R 6 3 5 R

Frets x 9 8 8 7 9Notes A♯ D♯ F♯Intervals 3 6 1Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion

The 6th takes the 5th’s string.

CC shape Root position F♯6
6 7 8 9 5 6 3 R

Frets x 9 8 8 x xNotes F♯ A♯ D♯Intervals 1 3 6Base triadF♯ major, root position

The 6th takes the 5th’s string.

CC shape 2nd inversion F♯6/C♯
6 7 8 9 6 3 R 5

Frets 9 9 8 8 x xNotes C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯Intervals 5 1 3 6Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The 6th gets a string of its own.

AA shape 2nd inversion F♯6/C♯
9 10 11 12 6 3 R 5 R

Frets x 9 11 11 11 11Notes C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯Intervals 5 1 3 6Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The 6th gets a string of its own.

AA shape Root position F♯6
9 10 11 12 5 6 3 R

Frets x x x 11 11 11Notes F♯ A♯ D♯Intervals 1 3 6Base triadF♯ major, root position

The 6th takes the 5th’s string.

EE shape 1st inversion F♯6/A♯
1 2 3 4 5 R 6 3 R 5 R

Frets 2 4 4 3 4 2Notes A♯ D♯ F♯Intervals 3 6 1Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion

The 6th takes the 5th’s string.

EE shape Root position F♯6
1 2 3 4 5 6 3 R R

Frets 2 x 4 3 4 xNotes F♯ A♯ D♯Intervals 1 3 6Base triadF♯ major, root position

The 6th takes the 5th’s string.

EE shape 2nd inversion F♯6/C♯
1 2 3 4 6 3 R 5 R

Frets 2 4 4 3 4 xNotes C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯Intervals 5 1 3 6Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The 6th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 1st inversion F♯6/A♯
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 R 5 3 3 R

Frets 6 4 4 8 7 6Notes A♯ C♯ F♯ D♯Intervals 3 5 1 6Base triadF♯ major, 1st inversion

The 6th gets a string of its own.

EE shape 2nd inversion AnchoredF♯6
1 2 3 4 R 3 6 5 R

Frets 2 4 1 3 x xNotes F♯ C♯ D♯ A♯Intervals 1 5 6 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The root drops to the string below the triad. The 6th takes the root’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion F♯6/D♯
4 5 6 7 8 5 3 R 6

Frets x x x 8 7 6Notes D♯ F♯ A♯Intervals 6 1 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The 6th takes the 5th’s string.

DD shape 2nd inversion AnchoredF♯6
4 5 6 7 R 3 6 5 R

Frets x x 4 6 4 6Notes F♯ C♯ D♯ A♯Intervals 1 5 6 3Base triadF♯ major, 2nd inversion

The root drops to the string below the triad. The 6th takes the root’s string.

The rules

The construction rules F♯6 follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. No 7th, no stack

    6, add9, add11 and 6/9 are a triad with a colour note, not a stack. Without a 7th the chord sounds open rather than jazzy.

  3. On guitar, something has to give

    Each extension takes the string of a triad note that matters less, usually the 5th, or gets a string of its own. The root and 3rd stay: they say what the chord is.

  4. The root can move down

    When an extension needs the root’s string, the root can drop to the string below the triad: an anchored voicing keeps the bass and frees a string on top.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

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F♯6 chord questions

What notes are in F♯6?

F♯6 is spelled F♯ A♯ C♯ D♯: F♯ is the root, A♯ is the 3rd, C♯ is the 5th, D♯ is the 6th.

What is the formula of F♯6?

1 3 5 6. It is a F♯ major triad with the 6th stacked on top.

How many ways can you play F♯6 on guitar?

This page shows 12 voicings of F♯6, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.