Banjo G6 chord (Double C)G sixth on the 5-string banjo: 2 4 2 2, and 6 more shapes

G6 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Double C tuning: 2 4 2 2, first position, with the short 5th string marked — G6 (G sixth) on the 5-string banjo, Double C: 2 4 2 2, string 4 to string 1 (5th string completes it). Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 4 2 2 (first position) · 5th string completes it

String 4 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
String 3 (G): 4th fret, ring finger, B
String 2 (C): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), D
String 1 (D): 2nd fret, index finger (barre), E
String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: D B D E · G6 is G, B, D, E (1 · 3 · 5 · 6)

The 5th string: the short g is the root of G6, so let it ring.

Double C tuning: gCGCD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts in open G. Choose Double C once in its Settings and it remembers.

More G6 shapes

4 4 4 0
open · 5th string completes it
2 4 4 0
open · 5th string completes it
4 4 2 0
open · 5th string completes it
4 4 4 5
4fr · no 5th
7 9 7 9
7fr · no 5th
11 12 14 14
11fr

Other G chords in Double C

G Gm G7 Gm7 Gmaj7G6Gsus4 Gsus2 Gdim Gaug

Other sixth chords

G6A6 D6 C6 B6 E6 F6 B♭6

G6 in other tunings

Open G Sawmill Open D C Tuning

All Double C banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app