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E minor sixth dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
E–C guitar chord
What it is
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C major third dyad · Fret 5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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How to play E–C on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 3rd fret. Let the low E string ring open. Don’t play the D, G, B and high E strings.
From the low E string 0 3 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E–C?
E–C, E minor sixth dyad, is E and C: the root (E) and the ♭6 (C). Its formula is 1 ♭6.
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Minor sixth dyad chords in every key
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