E Major 6th (E6) is built from E, G#, B, C#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M formula measured from the root E. This page shows 26 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Major
Notes: E · G# · B · C#Intervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 6M
Fingerings for E6
E6A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 1
E6A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2
E6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2
E6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
E6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2
E6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3
E6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted
E6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted
E6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
E6low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
E6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
E6low E open, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E muted
E6low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted
E6low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted
E6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1
E6low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1
E6low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2
E6low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3
E6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1
E6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E open
E6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4
E6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3
E6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
E6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
E6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1
E6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted
Notes in E6
E1P
G#3M
B5P
C#6M
How to play E6
E Major 6th Guitar Chord (E6) is bright and resolved, the default sound of Western harmony.
Beginner tip
Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.
Practice idea
Loop it with the IV and V chords of the same key to hear how it functions as the tonic.
E6 FAQ
What notes are in E Major 6th?
E Major 6th (E6) contains E, G#, B, C#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M above the root E.
How do you play E6 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "E6": A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 1.
Is E6 hard for beginners?
It sits in the major family. Keep your fretting-hand thumb behind the neck and press just behind the fret wire, not on top of it.