G sixth piano chord - G6

The G sixth chord is a 4-note chord consisting of the notes G, B, D and E.
You can see these notes highlighted in the interactive piano chart below.
The chord itself is often abbreviated as G6.

Interactive piano diagram for the G sixth chord

Piano keyboard displaying the G sixth chord with the notes GCbBDFbE

Extended Chords

Chords that are a superset of G6. The chords include more notes but always G, B, D and E.

Reduced chords

Chords that are a subset of G6. These contain less notes but all of them are included in G6.

Scales with G6

Below you find all scales that include G6:

  • 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
  • composite blues
  • chromatic

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G sixth piano chord chart image

In case you prefer a non-interactive variant of the chord chart, we've embedded a PNG image below that shows the notes for the the G6 chord. Feel free to save or share the image as needed.

Piano chord chart for the G sixth chord (G6). The notes G, B, D and E are highlighted.