Five String Banjo · Double C (gCGCD)

EM6(add13)E Major 6th Added 13th

G♯Root
Ctone
D♯tone
Ftone
Ftone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · ♭2  ·  Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F · F

How to play it

EM6(add13) fingering positions

Double C (gCGCD), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Major 6th Added 13th guitar chord — 8th position (x 9 8 9 11) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 6th Added 13th guitar chord — 8th position (x 9 8 11 9) fretboard diagram in Double C (gCGCD)
Read it as tab

EM6(add13) guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Major 6th Added 13th guitar tab — 8th position (x 9 8 9 11) in Double C (gCGCD)
E Major 6th Added 13th guitar tab — 8th position (x 9 8 11 9) in Double C (gCGCD)
Sound

How EM6(add13) sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
warmsettled
Genres
jazz
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F · F
Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · ♭2
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