A Major 6 chord — DADGAD
1 voicing · DADGAD
Tuning:DADGAD
Fret 2 position
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Chord tones
A
R
C#
+4
E
+7
F#
+9
A Major 6 in other tunings
Major 6 in other keys — DADGAD
A Major 6 in DADGAD — video lessons
About A Major 6 in DADGAD
The A Major 6 chord contains the notes A, C#, E, F#. In DADGAD tuning (strings: D–A–D–G–A–D), the chord shapes differ from standard tuning because the open string pitches change. DADGAD is popular in Celtic and folk guitar — the open strings form a Dsus4 chord. Diagrams above show all playable shapes in this tuning.