How to play C6: a major 6th built on C, with 3 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 1 open string, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
| Note | C | E | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | 6 |
C6 is a major 6th with C as its root. The full theoretical spelling is C, E, G, A. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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