E6 Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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7
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14
 
 
 
C♯
E
 

This E6 power chord is frequently used in blues shuffle riffs.

 
 
 
 
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X
2
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6
1311
F♯
C♯
B
E
 
 

This voicing of E6 omits the third of the chord.

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1
2
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2314
E
C♯
G♯
E
B
E

This is a very common voicing for E6. This chord is used rather frequently in blues guitar music.

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5
6
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4231
 
E
C♯
G♯
E
 

This voicing for E6 utilizes a common chord shape. The root note is located on the fifth string.

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X
X
X
 
O
1
2
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4
5
3
 
 
 
 
C♯
E

This power chord voicing for E6 is commonly used in a blues shuffle.

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O
1
2
3
4
5
2314
 
C♯
G♯
E
B
E

The first string is omitted from this "open" E6 chord.

 
 
 
 
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O
7
8
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11
3333
C♯
G♯
E
B
 
E

The fifth string is omitted from this voicing of E6.

 
 
 
 
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X
12
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E
C♯
G♯
E
 
 

This is an E6 chord played in 12th position.

 
 
 
 
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X
7
8
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10
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C♯
G♯
E
B
 
 

This E6 chord is played in second inversion. The fifth of the chord (B) is played in the bass.

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O
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5
 
C♯
G♯
 
B
E

O
 
 
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O
1
2
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5
E
C♯
G♯
 
B
E

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O
 
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O
1
2
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4
5
 
B
G♯
 
C♯
E

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O
 
 
 
O
1
2
3
4
5
 
B
G♯
E
C♯
E

O
O
 
 
 
O
1
2
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5
E
B
G♯
E
C♯
E

O
O
 
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O
1
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5
E
B
G♯
 
C♯
E

 
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X
 
 
 
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13
C♯
 
 
B
G♯
E

 
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9
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13
C♯
 
E
B
G♯
E

 
 
 
 
 
 
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13
C♯
G♯
E
B
G♯
E

 
 
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9
10
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13
C♯
G♯
 
B
G♯
E

X
 
X
 
 
 
11
12
13
14
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B
 
C♯
G♯
E

The E6 chord can also be known as Emaj6, Esixth, EM6, Emajor sixth, chord

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