Chord type

Major 6th Chords on Piano

The major 6th chord adds a major sixth to a major triad — creating a warm, sweet, vintage sound. Before major 7th chords became popular in the 1960s, the 6th chord was the default jazz tonic voicing throughout the swing era.

Each key below opens the full reference entry — keyboard diagram, audio, inversions, fingerings, and notation.

Formula: Root – Major 3rd – Perfect 5th – Major 6th

Scale degrees: 1–3–5–6

Sound: Warm, sweet, vintage, nostalgic

Symbol: 6, maj6 (C6, Cmaj6)

The vintage jazz sound: C6 contains the same notes as Am7 (C–E–G–A = A–C–E–G). In swing, country, Hawaiian, and doo-wop, the 6th chord is the standard way to end a song with warmth rather than the dreamier maj7.

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All 18 spellings, ♯ and ♭ keys listed separately.

Major 6th Chord in All 18 Keys

C Major 6 ChordNotes: C – E – G – A

C♯ Major 6 ChordNotes: C♯ – E♯ – G♯ – A♯

D♭ Major 6 ChordNotes: D♭ – F – A♭ – B♭

D Major 6 ChordNotes: D – F♯ – A – B

D♯ Major 6 ChordNotes: D♯ – F♯♯ – A♯ – B♯

E♭ Major 6 ChordNotes: E♭ – G – B♭ – C

E Major 6 ChordNotes: E – G♯ – B – C♯

F Major 6 ChordNotes: F – A – C – D

F♯ Major 6 ChordNotes: F♯ – A♯ – C♯ – D♯

G♭ Major 6 ChordNotes: G♭ – B♭ – D♭ – E♭

G Major 6 ChordNotes: G – B – D – E

G♯ Major 6 ChordNotes: G♯ – B♯ – D♯ – E♯

A♭ Major 6 ChordNotes: A♭ – C – E♭ – F

A Major 6 ChordNotes: A – C♯ – E – F♯

A♯ Major 6 ChordNotes: A♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – F♯♯

B♭ Major 6 ChordNotes: B♭ – D – F – G

B Major 6 ChordNotes: B – D♯ – F♯ – G♯

C♭ Major 6 ChordNotes: C♭ – E♭ – G♭ – A♭