C Major 6 Scale — Ukulele
C Major 6 on ukulele: notes C, E, G, A — free scale chart, no sign-up. A major triad plus the major 6th — a bright, already-resolved alternative to the major 7th, common in jazz and pop endings.
Ukulele, tuned low to high: G, C, E, A. 12 frets.
- G string: fret 0 G (5), fret 2 A (6), fret 5 C (root), fret 9 E (3), fret 12 G (5).
- C string: fret 0 C (root), fret 4 E (3), fret 7 G (5), fret 9 A (6), fret 12 C (root).
- E string: fret 0 E (3), fret 3 G (5), fret 5 A (6), fret 8 C (root), fret 12 E (3).
- A string: fret 0 A (6), fret 3 C (root), fret 7 E (3), fret 10 G (5), fret 12 A (6).
Notes in the C major 6 scale
The C major 6 scale contains 4 notes: C, E, G, A. Its scale degrees are R · 3 · 5 · 6.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | C |
| 3 | E |
| 5 | G |
| 6 | A |
C major 6 on ukulele
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.