E6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:E · G# · B · C#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 0 4 4 4	– 1 – 2 3 4	E B E C# E G#	medium
x 2 4 4 4 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x B G# C# E x	medium
0 4 4 4 4 0	– 1 1 1 1 –	E C# G# C# E E	easy · barre on fret 4
0 7 7 7 8 9	– 1 1 1 2 3	E E B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 11 0 11 8 9	– 3 – 4 1 2	E G# E G# G# C#	medium
0 11 9 11 11 9	– 2 1 3 4 1	E G# C# G# B C#	medium · barre on fret 9
0 2 4 4 4 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	E B G# C# E E	medium
x 4 4 2 4 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x C# G# B E x	medium
0 4 4 4 4 4	– 1 1 1 1 1	E C# G# C# E G#	easy · barre on fret 4
0 7 9 7 8 7	– 1 3 1 2 1	E E C# E G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 11 9 11 8 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	E G# C# G# G# E	medium
0 11 0 11 11 9	– 2 – 3 4 1	E G# E G# B C#	medium
0 4 0 2 4 4	– 2 – 1 3 4	E C# E B E G#	medium
x 2 x 4 4 4	– 1 – 2 3 4	x B x C# E G#	hard
0 4 4 4 4 x	– 1 1 1 1 –	E C# G# C# E x	easy · barre on fret 4
x 7 7 7 8 9	– 1 1 1 2 3	x E B E G# C#	medium · barre on fret 7

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 – Open Am 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open Am E-A-E-A-C-E 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.