The 6 Chord

the tonic that smiles
Doo-Wop · Western Swing · Jazz
color tone
1 → 16 · 4 → 46

Add the 6 beside the 5 and the tonic smiles instead of just sitting there — doo-wop, western swing, early pop. On the 4 chord it's the same trick a string over. (Bonus: 4⁶ is the same four notes as 2-⁷.)

movesthe 5 gains a neighbor a whole step up — warmth, zero tensionsolo·singthe 6 is now a chord tone — end a phrase on it over the tonicon recorddoo-wop endings everywhere — strum 1⁶ and you'll hear ittry itEnd your song on 1⁶ instead of 1. Instant vintage.
C1
C61⁶
F4
F64⁶
Play this on the neck in Key Change Lab →

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