Guitar chord · Sixths & added
G♯ minor 6th chord on guitar
42340x · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play G♯m6 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Bittersweet, with a hint of jazz and film noir.
- Notes
- G♯BD♯E♯
- Formula
- 1♭356
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 6th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): 4th fret, ring finger (3) G♯
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, index finger (1) B
- 4th string (D): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) E♯
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) B
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--0---| G|--4---| D|--3---| A|--2---| E|--4---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every G♯m6 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing G♯m6 on guitar
On guitar, G♯m6 has an open-position shape, 42340x, using four fingers alongside the open strings. Don’t strum the high E string.
Notice the E♯ in G♯m6 (G♯ B D♯ E♯): each note of the chord takes its own letter (G–B–D–E), so the major 6th has to be written E♯ rather than F — the same key on a piano, spelled to fit the chord.
