Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) 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 1 3 0 2 1	– 1 4 – 3 2	x E B C# G B	medium
x x x 3 2 3	– – – 2 1 3	x x x E G C#	easy
3 4 3 3 6 3	1 2 1 1 3 1	B G B E B C#	medium · barre on fret 3
8 4 5 0 6 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	E G C# C# B x	hard
8 8 5 6 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	E B C# G x x	medium
x x 8 6 8 6	– – 2 1 3 1	x x E G C# E	medium · barre on fret 6
8 8 8 10 8 9	1 1 1 3 1 2	E B E B C# G	medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 11 0 11 9	– 2 3 – 4 1	x C# G C# E G	medium
11 10 11 10 11 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	G C# G B E x	medium · barre on fret 10
x x 11 12 11 x	– – 1 2 1 –	x x G C# E x	easy · barre on fret 11
x 1 3 0 2 3	– 1 3 – 2 4	x E B C# G C#	medium
x x 3 3 2 3	– – 2 3 1 4	x x B E G C#	medium
3 4 5 3 6 3	1 2 3 1 4 1	B G C# E B C#	medium · barre on fret 3
8 4 8 0 6 x	3 1 4 – 2 –	E G E C# B x	hard
8 x 5 6 6 x	4 – 1 2 3 –	E x C# G B x	hard
8 10 8 6 6 6	2 4 3 1 1 1	E C# E G B E	hard · barre on fret 6

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 G# 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 G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#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.