What notes are in G Major 6th?

G Major 6th (G6) contains G, B, D, E. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M above the root G.

How do you play G6 on guitar?

The most common shape here is "G6": low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2.

G Major 6th Guitar Chord (G6)

G Major 6th (G6) is built from G, B, D, E, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M formula measured from the root G. This page shows 23 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.

Major

Notes: G · B · D · EIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 6M

Fingerings for G6

G6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2

G6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2

G6low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 2

G6A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3

G6low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, high E muted

G6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, high E muted

G6low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G muted

G6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2

G6low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3

G6low E at fret 3, A at fret 2, B muted, high E muted

G6low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted

G6low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E muted

G6low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2, B at fret 1, high E muted

G6low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 1

G6low E muted, A at fret 4, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1

G6low E muted, A at fret 2, B muted, high E at fret 2

G6low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3

G6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2

G6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3, high E at fret 1

G6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 2, high E at fret 4

G6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E at fret 3

G6low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3

G6low E muted, A muted, G at fret 3, high E muted

Notes in G6

How to play G6

G Major 6th Guitar Chord (G6) 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.

G6 FAQ

What notes are in G Major 6th?: G Major 6th (G6) contains G, B, D, E. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 6M above the root G.
How do you play G6 on guitar?: The most common shape here is "G6": low E at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 2.
Is G6 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.