Em chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B
in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning
Em
Minor
Notes:E · G · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Em shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 5 0 3 3 3 | 2 3 – 1 1 1 | E B B G B E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 3 3 3 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | E B E G B E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 7 8 6 | 1 1 1 3 4 2 | E B E B E G | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 10 x 7 8 6 | – 4 – 2 3 1 | x E x B E G | hard | |
| x 10 8 7 8 x | – 4 2 1 3 – | x E G B E x | medium | |
| x 10 8 0 8 10 | – 3 1 – 2 4 | x E G E E B | medium | |
| x 10 12 12 11 10 | – 1 3 4 2 1 | x E B E G B | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| x x 12 0 11 x | – – 2 – 1 – | x x B E G x | easy | |
| 5 1 0 0 3 3 | 4 1 – – 2 3 | E G B E B E | hard | |
| x x 5 3 3 3 | – – 2 1 1 1 | x x E G B E | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| 5 5 5 0 8 6 | 1 1 1 – 3 2 | E B E E E G | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| x 10 8 7 x 6 | – 4 3 2 – 1 | x E G B x G | hard | |
| x 10 8 7 x x | – 3 2 1 – – | x E G B x x | medium | |
| x x 8 0 8 10 | – – 1 – 2 3 | x x G E E B | medium | |
| x 10 12 0 11 10 | – 1 4 – 3 2 | x E B E G B | medium | |
| x x 12 12 11 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x x B E G x | easy |
The Em chord (Minor) is built from the notes E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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 Em chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | E |
| ♭3 | 3 | G |
| 5 | 7 | B |
More E chords
Other roots
See Em in another tuning
What notes make up the Em chord?
Em is a Minor chord built from the notes E, G, B.
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.