G6 chord on 5-String Banjo – Guitar (gDGBE)

in Guitar (gDGBE) tuning

○○3321GGBDE
G6
Major 6
Notes:G · B · D · E
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Piano Left hand Right hand
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ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 5 4 3 0– 3 2 1 –G G B D Emedium
x 2 4 3 3– 1 4 2 3x E B D Gmedium
x 5 4 5 3– 3 2 4 1x G B E Gmedium
4 5 4 0 01 2 1 – –B G B B Eeasy · barre on fret 4
7 5 7 5 72 1 3 1 4D G D E Bmedium · barre on fret 5
9 9 0 8 73 4 – 2 1E B G G Bmedium
9 9 0 8 102 3 – 1 4E B G G Dmedium
9 9 0 0 01 2 – – –E B G B Eeasy
12 12 0 12 121 2 – 3 4G D G B Emedium
4 5 0 3 02 3 – 1 –B G G D Emedium
x 2 4 5 3– 1 3 4 2x E B E Gmedium
4 5 x 5 32 3 – 4 1B G x E Ghard
4 5 4 5 01 2 1 3 –B G B E Eeasy · barre on fret 4
0 5 7 5 7– 1 2 1 3G G D E Bmedium · barre on fret 5
7 9 0 8 01 3 – 2 –D B G G Emedium
9 9 0 8 02 3 – 1 –E B G G Eeasy

The G6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes G, B, D, E. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Guitar (gDGBE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the G6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10G
34B
57D
69E

More G chords

Other roots

See G6 in another tuning

What notes make up the G6 chord?

G6 is a Major 6 chord built from the notes G, B, D, E.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.