Accessible Page: E6 Guitar Chord: how to play it all along the fretboard

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Chord Shapes

There are 9 positions for this chord:

Position 1

Fingers Positions

• Let the low E string play without pressing any fret
• Let the high E string play without pressing any fret
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the G string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 2 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position uses open strings

Position 2

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 5 of the B string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 6 of the D string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 6 of the G string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 7 of the A string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

Position 3

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D, G, B and high E strings at the same time

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

Position 4

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the G string
• Mute the B string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the A string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 11 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

Position 5

Fingers Positions

• Let the low E string play without pressing any fret
• Mute the D string
• Mute the G string
• Mute the B string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the A string

Position Characteristics

• This position uses open strings

Position 6

Fingers Positions

• Let the low E string play without pressing any fret
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 1 of the G string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 2 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position uses open strings

Position 7

Fingers Positions

• Let the low E string play without pressing any fret
• Mute the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D, G, B and high E strings at the same time

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position uses open strings

Position 8

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 12 of the high E string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 13 of the G string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 14 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 14 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

Position 9

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D, G, B and high E strings at the same time

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

E 6 Description

Welcome to our tutorial on the E 6 chord, a member of the Major Chords family. The E 6 chord is a beautiful, rich sounding chord, and is composed of the notes E, G#, B, and C#. The intervals that build this chord are 1, 3, 5, and 6, which in complete musical terms are known as the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, and Major Sixth respectively.

Understanding the notation of these intervals can be a bit tricky for beginners, but with practice and a solid understanding of fretboard intervals, you'll soon be able to identify and play this chord with ease. The E 6 chord is more advanced than beginner chords, so if you're new to guitar, you might want to start with our full tutorial on all types of guitar chords before diving into this lesson.

In this tutorial, we will provide detailed chord diagrams and fretboard patterns to help you visualise and understand how the tones that compose the E 6 chord are arranged on the fretboard. If you're interested in expanding your chord vocabulary further, our tutorial on sixth (6) guitar chords can be a great next step after mastering the E 6 chord.

Remember, learning new chords is not just about memorizing shapes and patterns. It's also about understanding the theory behind how these chords are built by stacking intervals. If you want to delve deeper into this topic, check out our tutorial on building chords.

Happy playing and enjoy exploring the beautiful sound of the E 6 chord!

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