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How to play the F6 piano chord

(Basic F6 piano chord and Inversions of the F6 piano chord)

  • Chord symbol: F6
  • The F6 chord is a 4-note-chord (a tetrad)
  • A sixth chord consists of 4 notes: Root note, Major third, Fifth, Sixth
  • The 4 notes in the F6 chord are: F – A – C – D
  • A sixth chord can basically be played in root position and 3 inversions (Total of 4 positions): Root note at the bottom, Major third at the bottom, The fifth at the bottom, Sixth at the bottom.

 


In these piano chord charts you can see how to play the F6 piano chord in the 4 positions.

F6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)
F6 Piano Chord. Root position (Root note at the bottom)

 

F6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)
F6 Piano Chord. 1st. Inversion (Major third at the bottom)

 

F6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)
F6 Piano Chord. 2nd. Inversion (Fifth at the bottom)

 

F6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)
F6 Piano Chord. 3rd. Inversion (Sixth at the bottom)

 

More on the F6 chord

  • The F6 chord is derived from the F major (ionian) scale.
  • The F major (ionian) scale consists of the notes: F – G – A – Bb – C – D – E – (F)
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