Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em6

Minor 6

Notes:E · G · B · C#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em6 shapes as text

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