F♯6 / G♭6 Chord on Guitar

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F♯6 (also written G♭6) is a major sixth chord made of 4 notes: F♯, A♯, C♯, D♯. It sounds sweet and old-fashioned, and you hear it in swing, country, surf and the last chord of a jazz tune. It is the I chord of F♯ major and turns up in 5 other keys.

The library above opens on F♯6 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.

Notes in F♯6

Note	Degree	Interval from F♯	Semitones
F♯	1	root	0
A♯	3	major third	4
C♯	5	perfect fifth	7
D♯	6	major sixth	9

Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 6. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, G♭6 is G♭, B♭, D♭, E♭: the same sounds under different names.

How to play F♯6

E-shape barre at fret 1Easy21132x

Fret 3Beginnerxx434x

Fret 9Easyx9(11)(11)(11)(11)

Fret 8Beginnerx988xx

E-shape barre at fret 13Easy(14)(13)(13)(15)(14)x

Fret 11Beginnerxxx(11)(11)(11)

E-shape barre at fret 1 (root on the 6th string), step by step

Lay your 1st finger (index) flat across the 5th string to the 4th string at the 1st fret.
2nd finger (middle): 6th string, 2nd fret (F♯, the root).
3rd finger (ring): 2nd string, 2nd fret (C♯, the fifth).
4th finger (little): 3rd string, 3rd fret (A♯, the major third).
Strum from the 6th string, and keep the 1st string quiet (touch the muted string lightly with the finger next to it).

Tips

The e-shape barre at fret 1 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 9th fret (x9(11)(11)(11)(11)): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.

Keys and progressions with F♯6

F♯6 belongs to 6 keys: IV in D♭ major, I in F♯ major, V in B major, III in E♭ minor, VII in G♯ minor, VI in B♭ minor. In F♯ major, try I–V–vi–IV: F♯6 – C♯ – D♯m – B.