F#6 guitar chord: 5 ways to play F# major 6th (Gb6)

Ways to play F♯6

Lowest on the neck first. Tap a shape to put it on the fretboard above and hear it. The numbers are fingers (1 is your index), × means leave that string out, and ○ means let it ring open.

What's in F♯6

A major 6th chord adds the 6th to a major triad: F♯6 is F♯, A♯, C♯, D♯. Those are the same notes as D♯m7, so the name depends on which note is in the bass and what the music around it is doing.

Note	Formula	Interval from F♯
F♯	1	Root
A♯	3	Major 3rd
C♯	5	Perfect 5th
D♯	6	Major 6th

Sweet and a little vintage. It is a common last chord in swing, and the major-to-6th shuffle is a rock and roll rhythm part all by itself.

Keys that use F♯6

Every major and minor key whose scale contains all of F♯, A♯, C♯ and D♯, and the chord's Roman numeral in each.

Key	F♯6 is the
F♯ major	I6
D♭ major	IV6
B major	V6
B♭ minor	VI6
E♭ minor	III6
G♯ minor	VII6

Progressions to try

ii–V–I6 in F♯ major

Ending on a 6th chord is a swing-era sound, sweeter than a maj7.

I–I6 in F♯ major

Alternating a major chord with its 6th, the shuffle pattern behind a lot of early rock and roll.

Other chords on F♯:

See every chord in the library

F♯6 chord