Piano Chord Diagrams

Learn how to form major, minor, diminished, diminished seventh, augmented, suspended fourth, seventh suspended fourth, dominant seventh, minor seventh, major seventh, minor sixth and major sixth piano chords.

More advanced players can learn how to form jazz piano chords. These include a variety of ninth, eleventh and thirteenth piano chords.

Check out our main piano chords section for links to various piano chord diagrams. Or go straight to this free piano chords chart.

In this free piano lesson we take a look at major sixth and minor sixth chord diagrams. We shall start with major sixth chords.

How do you form a major sixth chord? You combine the root, third, fifth, and sixth of the major scale. What is the symbol for major 6th? It's M6 or 6. For instance, F major sixth is written FM6 or just F6.

Major sixth piano chord diagrams

C major sixth - C, E, G, A
C sharp major sixth - C sharp, E sharp, G sharp, A sharp
D major sixth - D, F sharp, A, B
E flat, major sixth - E flat, G, B flat, C
E major sixth - E, G, sharp, B, C sharp
F major sixth - F, A, C, D
F sharp major sixth - F sharp, A sharp, C sharp, D sharp
G major sixth - G, B, D, E
A flat major sixth - A flat, C E flat, F
A major sixth - A, C sharp, E, F sharp
B flat major sixth - B flat, D, F, G
B major sixth - B, D sharp, F sharp, G sharp

How do you form a minor sixth chord? To build a minor sixth chord, combine the root, flat third, fifth, and sixth of the major scale. What is the symbol for minor sixth? It's mi6 or -6. For instance, G minor sixth is written Gmi6 or G-6.

Minor sixth piano chord diagrams

C minor sixth - C, E flat, G, A
C sharp, minor sixth - C sharp, E, G sharp, A sharp
D minor sixth - D, F, A, B
E flat, minor sixth - E flat, G flat, B flat, C
E minor sixth - E, G, B, C sharp
F minor sixth - F, A flat, C, D
F sharp minor sixth - F sharp, A, C sharp, D sharp
G minor sixth - G, B flat, D, E
A flat, minor sixth - A flat, C flat, E flat, F
A minor sixth - A, C, E, F sharp
B flat, minor sixth - B flat, D flat, F, G
B minor sixth - B, D, F sharp, G sharp

For other piano chord diagrams and to learn how to form other types of chords go to the free piano chords section.

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