Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – All Fourths

in All Fourths (E-A-D-G-C-F) tuning · Also known as Perfect Fourths

Root

Type

Tuning

Em6

Minor 6

Notes:E · G · B · C#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 2 0 1 2	– 2 3 – 1 4	E B E G C# G	medium
x x 2 6 4 2	– – 1 3 2 1	x x E C# E G	hard · barre on fret 2
3 4 x 4 4 x	1 2 – 3 4 –	G C# x B E x	hard
0 4 5 4 4 x	– 1 2 1 1 –	E C# G B E x	easy · barre on fret 4
0 7 5 6 7 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	E E G C# G x	medium
0 7 9 6 7 6	– 2 4 1 3 1	E E B C# G B	medium · barre on fret 6
0 7 9 9 7 8	– 1 3 4 1 2	E E B E G C#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 9 0 11 8	– 3 2 – 4 1	E G B G B C#	medium
0 10 11 9 11 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	E G C# E B x	medium
0 10 11 0 11 11	– 1 2 – 3 4	E G C# G B E	medium
12 x 11 12 11 11	2 – 1 3 1 1	E x C# G B E	easy · barre on fret 11
0 2 2 0 1 x	– 2 3 – 1 –	E B E G C# x	easy
x 4 2 4 4 2	– 2 1 3 4 1	x C# E B E G	medium · barre on fret 2
3 4 5 x 4 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	G C# G x E x	hard
0 4 5 4 4 6	– 1 2 1 1 3	E C# G B E B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 5 6 7 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x E G C# G x	medium

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Em6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes E, G, B, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – All Fourths generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Em6 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
♭3	3	G
5	7	B
6	9	C#

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Cm6 C#m6 Dm6 D#m6 Fm6 F#m6 Gm6 G#m6 Am6 A#m6 Bm6

See Em6 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D All Fourths E-A-D-G-C-F

What notes make up the Em6 chord?

Em6 is a Minor 6 chord built from the notes E, G, B, C#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.