E6 chord on Zhongruan – A-D-A-D

in A-D-A-D tuning

✕2123EC#G#
E6
Major 6
Notes:E · G# · B · C#
hardfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#C#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 4 6– 1 2 3x E C# G#hard
7 6 4 64 2 1 3E G# C# G#medium
7 9 11 111 2 3 4E B G# C#hard
2 6 4 21 3 2 1B G# C# Ehard · barre on fret 2
7 6 4 x3 2 1 –E G# C# xmedium
7 11 11 91 3 4 2E C# G# Bhard
2 2 4 61 2 3 4B E C# G#hard
7 x 4 63 – 1 2E x C# G#hard
7 11 11 111 2 3 4E C# G# C#hard
4 2 2 63 1 2 4C# E B G#hard
4 6 7 61 2 4 3C# G# E G#medium
7 11 11 x1 2 3 –E C# G# xhard
4 6 2 23 4 1 2C# G# B Ehard
4 6 7 x1 2 3 –C# G# E xmedium
7 x 11 111 – 2 3E x G# C#hard
4 2 4 62 1 3 4C# E C# G#hard

The E6 chord (Major 6) is built from the notes E, G#, B, C#. Below are playable fingerings for Zhongruan – A-D-A-D 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
57B
69C#

More E chords

Other roots

See E6 in another tuning

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.