Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

EM6(add2)E Major 6th Added 2nd

G♯Root

A♯tone

Ctone

D♯tone

Ftone

Formula 3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2 · Notes G♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · F

How to play it

EM6(add2) fingering positions

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1, 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 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 4 1 2 1 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — Open (x 4 3 2 1 1) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 3 4 6 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 6 4 6 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (11 8 8 9 11 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (11 11 x 9 8 8) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (11 11 8 9 8 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar chord — 8th position (11 8 8 9 11 8) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

EM6(add2) 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 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 4 1 2 1 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — Open (x 4 3 2 1 1) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 3 4 6 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 6 4 6 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (11 8 8 9 11 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (11 11 x 9 8 8) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (11 11 8 9 8 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

E Major 6th Added 2nd guitar tab — 8th position (11 8 8 9 11 8) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

Sound

How EM6(add2) sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

sparklingcheerful

Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · A♯ · C · D♯ · F

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭5 · ♭6 · 7 · ♭2

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