Em chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:E · G · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Em chord (Minor) is built from the notes E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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

E E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Cm C#m Dm D#m Fm F#m Gm G#m Am A#m Bm

See Em 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 FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.