What notes are in a E6 chord?

E6 is E, G#, B, C#: the 1, 3, 5, 6 of E.

How do you play E6 on guitar?

5th String Root Major 6th: x 7 9 9 9 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with E6?

Scales on E that contain every note of E6: E Major, E Major Pentatonic, E Major Blues, E Lydian, E Mixolydian, E Lydian Dominant.

Guitar chord · Major 6th

E6 chord (E Major 6th)

Sweet, vintage swing and country major 6th chord.

Notes EG#BC#

Formula 1 3 5 6

Shapes 1 on this page

E6 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, E.

5th String Root Major 6th x 7 9 9 9 9

Interactive chord diagram

E6 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕

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Scales to play over E6

These scales start on E and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when E6 is the chord of the moment.

E Major E Major Pentatonic E Major Blues E Lydian E Mixolydian E Lydian Dominant E Half-Whole Diminished E Bebop Dominant E Lydian #2 E Bebop Major E Bebop Dorian E Mixolydian b2 E Ultraphrygian E Hungarian Major

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Questions

What notes are in a E6 chord?: E6 is E, G#, B, C#: the 1, 3, 5, 6 of E.
How do you play E6 on guitar?: 5th String Root Major 6th: x 7 9 9 9 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with E6?: Scales on E that contain every note of E6: E Major, E Major Pentatonic, E Major Blues, E Lydian, E Mixolydian, E Lydian Dominant.

Major 6th chords in every key

C6 C#6 D6 Eb6 E6 F6 F#6 G6 Ab6 A6 Bb6 B6