The A# root 6 barre chord is played by barring the 6th fret. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the A sharp Major root 6 barre chord.
How to play the root 6 A# chord
- Barre the first six strings of the 6th fret, with the 1st finger.
- Place your 3rd finger on the 8th fret of the 5th string.
- Place your 4th finger on the 8th fret of the 4th string.
- Place your 3rd finger on the 7th fret of the 3rd string.
- Strum all six strings.
A sharp root 6 barre chord info
- This shape is played as a root 6 barre chord on the 6th fret.
- It contains the notes (from the 6th string down) A#, E#, A#, Cx, E# and A#.
- The Cx note is a ‘C double sharp’.
- The chord shape itself is the same as the root 6 Bb barre chord, as they are enharmonically the same.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, 1, 3, 5 and 1 in the key of A#.
- It is a Major chord.