G6 - G Major 6 Ukulele Chord

Difficulty:

Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 0202

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The G Major 6 chord on ukulele uses fret positions 0202 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a sixth chord with a difficulty rating of Easy.

Other chords in the G chord family:

G6 G G7 Gm Gm7 Gdim Gaug Gmaj7 G9

Standard ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A. Visit the UkeChords Homepage for the full directory and enable JavaScript for the interactive chord diagram viewer.

Quick Facts about G6

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Easy

Often played with

To play the G6 (also known as G Major 6) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

Let the G-string (4th string) ring open.
Place your Index finger (finger 1) on the fret 2 of the C-string (3rd string).
Let the E-string (2nd string) ring open.
Place your Middle finger (finger 2) on the fret 2 of the A-string (1st string).

The fret notation for this chord shape is 0202, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

A G Major 6 is a sixth chord. The notes played on each string from G to A are:

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: G, D, E, B.

Explore more chords in the G family. Click any chord below to view its interactive finger guide: