The major 6th is 9 semitones (9 frets on the guitar). Listen to it below, then test yourself with the trainer.
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See Mentorship PlansNine frets. Warm and sweet, with a slightly nostalgic sound. It's the sound of country and gospel double stops, and upside down it becomes a minor 3rd.
A major 6th is 9 semitones, so from A it goes to F#. Turned upside down it becomes a minor 3rd.
With the root on the low E string at the 5th fret, the major 6th is on the same string, 9 frets up; on the A string, 4 frets higher; on the D string, 1 fret lower.
Minor 2ndMajor 2ndMinor 3rdMajor 3rdPerfect 4thTritonePerfect 5thMinor 6thMinor 7thMajor 7thOctave
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A major 6th is 9 semitones, which is 9 frets on the guitar.
Turned upside down, a major 6th becomes a minor 3rd. The two always add up to an octave.
Going up, My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean starts with a major 6th.