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E Major 6 (E6) Chord Guitar

A full six-string 6th chord built from the open E shape.

Rings across all six strings — the fullest open 6th chord on the guitar.
An open E major with its top E raised to C♯.
A classic blues and rockabilly ending, warmer than a plain E.
Shares its notes with C♯m7, the relative minor seventh.

Root3rd5th

Root

EBass6th string

FretOpen

Finger—

5th

A5th string

Fret2

Finger2 middle

Root

D4th string

Fret2

Finger3 ring

3rd

G3rd string

Fret1

Finger1 index

B2nd string

Fret2

Finger4 pinky

Root

e1st string

FretOpen

Finger—

NotesE – B – G# – C#

Formula1 – 3 – 5 – 6

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TonesE×3·G#×1·B×1·C#×1

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Questions about E Major 6 (E6)

What notes are in a E Major 6 (E6) chord?

A E Major 6 (E6) chord contains the notes E, B, G#, C#. It is built from the major 6th formula 1 - 3 - 5 - 6, with E as the root.

Is E6 hard to finger?

It uses all four fingers, which catches people out coming from open E. The trick is to set the E major shape first with index, middle and ring, then add the pinky at the 2nd fret of the B string. Once the hand knows that position the chord is no harder than E major — it just has one more finger in play.

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E Major 6 (E6) Chord Guitar

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