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A6 Piano Chord
A sixth for piano

A6 for Piano has the notes A Db E Gb. Listen to it and learn about its interval structure: R 3 5 6.

A6 Chord

Full name: A sixth
AKA: Amajor6 AMaj6 AM6
Piano sound:

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A6 Piano Chord Charts

Piano chord chart
A6 Piano chord chart

A6 Inversions on piano

$A6\Db piano chord$

$A6\E piano chord$

$A6\Gb piano chord$

A6 Chord Structure

Notes: A Db E Gb
Interval structure: R 3 5 6

Chord construction:
R = A
A + major interval = Db (scale degree = 3rd)
Db + minor interval = E (scale degree = 5th)
R = A - minor interval = Gb (scale degree = 6th)

A6 on other instruments

Scales Related to A6

Scales that include all of the notes of A6.
D major E major A major E melodic minor D ionian E ionian A ionian C#/Db harmonic minor C#/Db natural minor F#/Gb natural minor B natural minor E dorian F#/Gb dorian B dorian C#/Db phrygian F#/Gb phrygian G#/Ab phrygian D lydian G lydian A lydian

A6 chord staff

A6 summary table

Piano chord name	A6 (A sixth)
Piano sound
Notes and structure	A Db E Gb (R 3 5 6)
Chord Categories	normal major chord with added 6th 6th chord
Other Notations	Amajor6 AMaj6 AM6
Chord Construction	R = A A + major interval = Db (scale degree = 3rd) Db + minor interval = E (scale degree = 5th) R = A - minor interval = Gb (scale degree = 6th)
A6 on other instruments	A6 piano A6 guitar A6 ukulele A6 mandolin A6 banjo

Tweak notes of A6

C#
Db

D#
Eb

F#
Gb

G#
Ab

A#
Bb