Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

EM6E Major 6th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Ftone

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

How to play it

EM6 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2, 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 guitar chord — Open (x x 1 3 1 3) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar chord — 4th position (x 6 5 5 4 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 5 x 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 x 5 8 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 8 5 8 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 5 5 8 6) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar chord — 5th position (x 6 8 5 8 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 8 x 8 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

EM6 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 guitar tab — Open (x x 1 3 1 3) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar tab — 4th position (x 6 5 5 4 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 5 x 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 x 5 8 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 8 5 8 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 5 5 8 6) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar tab — 5th position (x 6 8 5 8 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

E Major 6th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 8 x 8 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How EM6 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

warmnostalgiccontent

Genres

jazzpopcountry

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2

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