E6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-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
3 0 0 2 1 1	4 – – 3 1 2	E G# C# G# B E	medium
x x 3 2 3 x	– – 2 1 3 –	x x E G# C# x	easy
3 3 3 5 3 5	1 1 1 2 1 3	E B E B C# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
7 5 7 5 6 5	3 1 4 1 2 1	G# C# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 5
x 8 7 7 6 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x E G# C# E x	medium
x 8 7 7 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x E G# C# x x	easy
x 8 12 10 10 8	– 1 4 2 3 1	x E C# E G# B	hard · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 10 10	– – – 1 1 1	x x x E G# C#	easy · barre on fret 10
3 0 0 2 3 x	2 – – 1 3 –	E G# C# G# C# x	easy
3 3 x 2 3 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	E B x G# C# x	hard
3 5 3 5 3 5	1 2 1 3 1 4	E C# E B C# G#	medium · barre on fret 3
0 5 7 5 6 5	– 1 3 1 2 1	C# C# G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 5
7 0 7 7 6 x	2 – 3 4 1 –	G# G# G# C# E x	medium
x 8 7 7 x 8	– 3 1 2 – 4	x E G# C# x B	hard
x 8 10 x 10 10	– 1 2 – 3 4	x E B x G# C#	hard
0 0 10 10 10 10	– – 1 1 1 1	C# G# B E G# C#	easy · barre on fret 10

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 – Drop C# 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 Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-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.