E6 chord on 12-String Guitar – D Modal

in D Modal (D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-A-A-D-D) tuning

✕✕✕✕22114433EEG#G#C#C#EE
E6
Major 6
Notes:E · G# · B · C#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x x x 2 2 1 1 4 4 2 2– – – – 2 2 1 1 4 4 3 3x x x x E E G# G# C# C# E Emedium
2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 6 61 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4E E B B E E B B C# C# G# G#hard · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 6 6 4 4 4 4 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x E E G# G# B B C# C# x xmedium
x x 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 6– – 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1x x E E G# G# C# C# E E G# G#easy · barre on fret 6
x x 7 7 11 11 9 9 11 11 x x– – 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4 – –x x E E C# C# E E G# G# x xhard
x x x x x x 9 9 11 11 11 11– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x x x x x E E G# G# C# C#medium
2 2 4 4 2 2 1 1 x x x x2 2 4 4 3 3 1 1 – – – –E E C# C# E E G# G# x x x xmedium
2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 2 2 6 61 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 3E E B B E E C# C# B B G# G#hard · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 x x– – 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 1 – –x x E E G# G# C# C# C# C# x xmedium
x x 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 x x– – 3 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 – –x x E E G# G# C# C# E E x xmedium
x x 7 7 9 9 x x 11 11 11 11– – 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 4 4x x E E B B x x G# G# C# C#hard
9 9 11 11 9 9 9 9 11 11 11 111 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4B B G# G# B B E E G# G# C# C#medium · barre on fret 9
x x x x 2 2 1 1 4 4 x x– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –x x x x E E G# G# C# C# x xmedium
2 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 4 4 6 61 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4E E B B E E C# C# C# C# G# G#hard · barre on fret 2
x x 7 7 x x 4 4 4 4 6 6– – 4 4 – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x E E x x B B C# C# G# G#hard
x x 7 7 9 9 6 6 7 7 6 6– – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3 1 1x x E E B B C# C# E E G# G#medium · barre on fret 6

The E6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes E, G#, B, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – D Modal 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 E6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
57B
69C#

More E chords

Other roots

See E6 in another tuning

What notes make up the E6 chord?

E6 is a Major 6 chord built from the notes E, G#, B, C#.

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.