Sixth chord

This article is about Added sixth chords; it is not to be confused with Augmented sixth chord or First inversion.

Sixth chord is the common name for any added tone chord where the extra pitch is a sixth above the root. The term also applies to three-note chords with a sixth and a third above the root, a configuration commonly known as first inversion. In chromatic music, augmented sixth chords are important tools.

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