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G6 Ukulele Chord

A nostalgic, retro sound with an added sixth. Widely used in jazz, country and Hawaiian music. Compared to maj7, it sounds less "jazzy" and more "vintage".

Ukulele

G6 chord for ukulele – fingering 0–2–0–2, chord diagram

Strings 0–2–0–2

How to play the G6 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 0–2–0–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Play open

3rd string (C) Fret 2 · index finger

2nd string (E) Play open

1st string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger

Notation for G6 chord

Other names: G major 6th, G 6th

Music theory name: major sixth chord

Common name: G sixth chord

Intervals and tones in G6 chord

Note	Interval
G	Root
H	Major 3rd
D	Perfect 5th
E	Major 6th

All Variations

G6 chord for ukulele, variation 1

Open

0–2–0–2

G6 chord for ukulele, variation 2 from fret 3

Fret 3

4–4–3–5

G6 chord for ukulele, variation 3 from fret 7

Fret 7

7–7–7–7

G6 chord for ukulele, variation 4 from fret 9

Fret 9

9–11–10–10

Songs using G6

Rosa na kolejích

Jaroslav Uhlíř, Zdeněk Svěrák

Pěkná, pěkná, pěkná

Jaroslav Uhlíř

Ježek, Voskovec, Werich

Balada o poľných vtákoch

Do nebe se propadám

Kdo vchází do tvých snů má lásko

Václav Neckář