G6 chord on 8-String Guitar

in Standard F# (F#-B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

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G6
Major 6
Notes:G · B · D · E
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGBDE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 0 0 2 0 0 0 01 – – 2 – – – –G B E B D G B Eeasy
x x 3 2 2 x x x– – 3 1 2 – – –x x G B E x x xeasy
x x 3 7 5 4 3 3– – 1 4 3 2 1 1x x G E G B D Ghard · barre on fret 3
x x x x 5 4 0 0– – – – 2 1 – –x x x x G B B Eeasy
x 8 7 5 5 7 5 0– 4 2 1 1 3 1 –x G B D G D E Emedium · barre on fret 5
x 8 7 7 9 7 8 7– 2 1 1 4 1 3 1x G B E B D G Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x 8 10 10 0 9 0 0– 1 3 4 – 2 – –x G D G D E B Emedium
x x x 10 9 9 0 10– – – 3 1 2 – 4x x x G B E B Dmedium
x x x 10 12 0 12 12– – – 1 2 – 3 4x x x G D G B Emedium
x x x x x 12 12 12– – – – – 1 1 1x x x x x G B Eeasy · barre on fret 12
1 0 0 2 2 0 0 01 – – 2 3 – – –G B E B E G B Eeasy
x x 3 2 2 4 x x– – 3 1 2 4 – –x x G B E B x xmedium
x x x x 5 4 5 3– – – – 3 2 4 1x x x x G B E Gmedium
x x x x 5 4 5 0– – – – 2 1 3 –x x x x G B E Eeasy
x 8 7 5 5 7 5 x– 4 2 1 1 3 1 –x G B D G D E xmedium · barre on fret 5
x 8 7 7 9 7 8 0– 2 1 1 4 1 3 –x G B E B D G Emedium · barre on fret 7

The G6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes G, B, D, E. Below are playable fingerings for 8-String Guitar 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.