Banjo G6 chord (Open G)G sixth on the 5-string banjo: 0 0 0 2, and 6 more shapes

G6 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 0 0 0 2, open position, with the short 5th string marked — G6 (G sixth) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 0 0 0 2, string 4 to string 1. 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: 0 0 0 2 (open position)

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

Sounds: D G B 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.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More G6 shapes

2 0 0 0
open
2 0 0 2
open · no 5th
5 4 3 2
2fr
5 4 5 0
open
0 9 8 9
8fr
12 0 12 14
12fr

Other G chords in Open G

G Gm G7 Gm7 Gmaj7G6Gsus4 Gsus2 Gdim Gaug

Other sixth chords

G6A6 D6 C6 B6 E6 F6 B♭6

G6 in other tunings

Double C Sawmill Open D C Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app