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A6 chord on piano

A major 6th: A · C♯ · E · F♯. It sounds sweet, vintage, at rest — the classic last chord of the jazz age.

NotesA C♯ E F♯ Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 6th
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On the keyboard

EAEAC♯F♯C♯F♯

Fingering

Right hand, root position: A — finger 1 · C♯ — finger 2 · E — finger 3 · F♯ — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use A6

J.S. BachMinuet in G G major · Intermediate LisztConsolation No. 3 Db major · Advanced ChopinWaltz Op. 69 No. 2 B minor · Advanced DebussySarabande (Pour le piano) C# minor · Advanced ChopinFantaisie-Impromptu C# minor · Advanced DebussyClair de Lune Db major · Advanced

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Every major 6th chord

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