G6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major 6

Notes:G · B · D · E

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

G6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 4 2 2 2	– 1 2 1 1 1	x G E G B G	medium · barre on fret 2
7 6 4 6 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	G B E B x x	medium
7 6 7 6 7 6	2 1 3 1 4 1	G B G B E B	medium · barre on fret 6
7 9 11 9 7 x	1 2 4 3 1 –	G D B D E x	hard · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 9 10 11	– 1 3 1 2 4	x D B D G E	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 11 11 10 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x x B E G E	medium
x 2 4 2 2 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	x G E G B x	medium · barre on fret 2
7 6 4 x x x	3 2 1 – – –	G B E x x x	medium
7 6 7 6 7 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	G B G B E x	medium · barre on fret 6
7 9 11 11 7 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	G D B E E x	hard · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 11 10 9	– 1 3 4 2 1	x D B E G D	medium · barre on fret 9
x 11 11 11 10 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x E B E G x	medium
x 2 4 2 5 6	– 1 2 1 3 4	x G E G D B	hard · barre on fret 2
7 x 4 6 5 x	4 – 1 3 2 –	G x E B D x	hard
x x 7 6 7 6	– – 2 1 3 1	x x G B E B	easy · barre on fret 6
7 11 11 9 7 x	1 3 4 2 1 –	G E B D E x	hard · barre on fret 7

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

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

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

More G chords

G Gm G7 G°G+G9 Gmaj7 Gm7 G7♯5 G7♭5 Gm6 Gm7♭5 G°7 Gsus2 Gsus4 Gadd9 Gmaj9 Gm9 G5

Other roots

C6 C#6 D6 D#6 E6 F6 F#6 G#6 A6 A#6 B6

See G6 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.