E6(add11) 8-string guitar chord

How to play E6(add11) on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the D string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret and your ring finger on the high B string at the 2nd fret. Let the low E, A and high E strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and low B strings.

From the F♯ string x x 0 0 2 1 2 0 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E6(add11)?

E6(add11), E sixth added eleventh, is E, G♯, B, C♯ and A: the root (E), the major third (G♯), the perfect fifth (B), the major sixth (C♯) and the eleventh (A). Its formula is 1 3 5 6 11.