E6/C Guitar Chord

The E sixth over C is a major chord. Explore fingerings, progressions, and theory analysis below.

Finger Positions

Major
E6/C diagram
Root Note E
Name E sixth over C
Intervals 1P-3M-5P-6M
Relative Minor C#m
Notes C, E, G#, B, C#
Aliases E6, Eadd6, Eadd13, EM6

Common Progressions Popular patterns using E

I-V-vi-IV

E → B → C#m → A

vi-IV-I-V

C#m → A → E → B

Diatonic Family (Triads)

E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim

Diatonic Family (7ths)

Emaj7 F#m7 G#m7 Amaj7 B7 C#m7 D#m7b5

Scale Compatibility

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Major Pentatonic Major Major Blues Bebop Lydian Mixolydian Scriabin Lydian Dominant Hungarian Major Lydian #9 Bebop Minor Bebop Major Ichikosucho Half-Whole Diminished Kafi Raga

* 15 scales found containing the notes C, E, G#, B, C#.

Audio & MIDI Analysis

MIDI Numbers 60, 64, 68, 71, 61
Frequencies (Hz)

261.6255653005986, 329.6275569128699, 415.3046975799451, 493.8833012561241, 277.1826309768721