G6 chord on Irish Bouzouki – GDAE

in GDAE tuning · Also known as Octave mandolin tuning

○○○1GDBE
G6
Major 6
Notes:G · B · D · E
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
GGGBDE
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 2 0– – 1 –G D B Eeasy
x 2 2 3– 1 2 3x E B Geasy
4 5 7 32 3 4 1B G E Ghard
4 5 5 01 2 3 –B G D Eeasy
0 5 7 7– 1 2 3G G E Bmedium
0 0 7 7– – 1 2G D E Beasy
0 9 10 0– 1 2 –G B G Eeasy
0 2 2 0– 1 2 –G E B Eeasy
4 2 2 34 1 2 3B E B Gmedium
4 x 7 32 – 3 1B x E Ghard
4 5 7 01 2 3 –B G E Emedium
x 5 7 7– 1 2 3x G E Bmedium
0 9 7 7– 3 1 2G B E Bmedium
12 9 10 123 1 2 4G B G Emedium
0 2 2 x– 1 2 –G E B xeasy
4 2 5 33 1 4 2B E D Gmedium

The G6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes G, B, D, E. Below are playable fingerings for Irish Bouzouki – GDAE 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

GDAD G-D-A-DGDAE G-D-A-E
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.