C 6 Chord on Cuban Tres
Play C 6 on Cuban Tres: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The C 6 chord is a sixth chord that adds a major sixth for a sweet, vintage flavor. It is built from the notes C, E, G, A. This page shows how to play C 6 on Cuban Tres with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the C and E strings open and takes the rest at fret 2. The root is the C string itself. It sounds from C4 up to A4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 4.
Cuban Tres is tuned G–C–E, with 15 frets to work with. Voicings are computed for this tuning by the shared voicing generator, not borrowed from another instrument; traditional technique may still use idiomatic shapes not charted here.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on C or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.