E6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Double Drop D

in Double Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:E · G# · B · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 2 1 2 2	– – 2 1 3 4	x x E G# C# E	medium
2 2 2 4 2 6	1 1 1 2 1 3	E B E B C# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 4 6 4 5 6	– 1 3 1 2 4	x C# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 6 6 5 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x E G# C# E x	medium
x 7 6 6 0 6	– 4 1 2 – 3	x E G# C# B G#	medium
x 7 11 9 9 x	– 1 4 2 3 –	x E C# E G# x	hard
x x x 9 9 11	– – – 1 2 3	x x x E G# C#	medium
2 2 2 6 0 6	1 1 1 2 – 3	E B E C# B G#	hard · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 6 2 6	1 1 1 2 1 3	E B E C# C# G#	hard · barre on fret 2
6 4 6 4 5 x	3 1 4 1 2 –	G# C# G# B E x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 x 6 5 6	– 4 – 2 1 3	x E x C# E G#	hard
x 7 6 6 0 x	– 3 1 2 – –	x E G# C# B x	easy
x 7 9 x 9 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	x E B x G# C#	hard
9 11 9 9 9 11	1 2 1 1 1 3	B G# B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 9
2 4 2 4 0 6	1 2 1 3 – 4	E C# E B B G#	hard · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 6 5 6	1 1 1 3 2 4	E B E C# E G#	hard · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
5	7	B
6	9	C#

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

C6 C#6 D6 D#6 F6 F#6 G6 G#6 A6 A#6 B6

See E6 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Double Drop D D-A-D-G-B-D Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.