Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Em6

Minor 6

Notes:E · G · B · C#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em6 shapes as text

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

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 – Open 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.