G6 chord on 12-String Guitar – Open D

in Open D (D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D) tuning

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G6
Major 6
Notes:G · B · D · E
mediumbarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGBDE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
5 5 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 0 02 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 – –G G B B E E B B B B D Dmedium · barre on fret 2
5 5 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 2 22 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1G G B B E E B B D D E Emedium · barre on fret 2
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 51 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1G G D D G G B B E E G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 0 0– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x G G B B D D E E D Dmedium
x x 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 9 9– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 1 1x x G G B B E E G G B Bmedium · barre on fret 9
5 5 5 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 0 02 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 – –G G D D E E B B B B D Dmedium · barre on fret 2
5 5 5 5 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 22 2 3 3 1 1 4 4 1 1 1 1G G D D E E B B B B E Emedium · barre on fret 2
5 5 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 51 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1G G E E G G B B D D G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 9 9 10 10 7 7 0 0– – 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – –x x G G B B E E E E D Dmedium
x x 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 0 0– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – –x x G G B B E E G G D Dmedium
x x x x x x 1 1 2 2 2 2– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x x x x x G G B B E Eeasy
5 5 2 2 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 22 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 1G G B B E E B B B B E Emedium · barre on fret 2
5 5 7 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 5 51 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1G G E E G G B B E E G Gmedium · barre on fret 5
x x 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 x x– – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 – –x x G G B B D D E E x xmedium
x x 10 10 9 9 10 10 10 10 x x– – 2 2 1 1 3 3 4 4 – –x x G G B B E E G G x xmedium
0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2– – 2 2 – – 1 1 3 3 4 4D D B B D D G G B B E Emedium

The G6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes G, B, D, E. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Open D 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.