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Chord

E Major 6

  • E6
  • Emaj6
  • EM6
  • Emajor6
Space plays and stops
Notes and intervals
EM3G#m3B2C#

E Major 6, written E6, is built from E, G#, B and C#: the root, major 3rd, 5th and 6th.

Its 3rd and 6th, G# and C#, are its guide tones: they say what kind of chord it is, so voicings are built around them and the root is often left to the bass.

In the progressions here, E6 is the I6 of the Rhythm Changes in E.

Scales that fit

  1. Mode of Pentatonic

    E Pentatonic

    The major pentatonic scale leaves the 4th and 7th out of the major scale, so it has no ...

  2. Mode of Major

    E Ionian

    The major scale and its modes are the most commonly used scales in western music.

  3. Mode of Major Bebop

    E Major Bebop

    The major bebop scale adds a #5 passing tone to the major scale, so that a run of eight...

Voicings All 14