Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning

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

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 – Drop A 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 Drop A A-E-A-D-F#-B 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

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.