Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) 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
0 2 0 2 1 3	– 2 – 3 1 4	E B E B C# G	medium
x 2 3 4 4 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x B G C# E x	medium
x 7 3 4 4 3	– 4 1 2 3 1	x E G C# E G	hard · barre on fret 3
0 4 7 4 7 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	E C# B C# G E	medium · barre on fret 4
0 7 7 7 7 9	– 1 1 1 1 2	E E B E G C#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 9 10 11 9	– 2 1 3 4 1	E G C# G B C#	medium · barre on fret 9
0 2 3 2 1 0	– 2 4 3 1 –	E B G B C# E	medium
x 4 3 2 4 x	– 3 2 1 4 –	x C# G B E x	medium
x 7 3 4 7 3	– 3 1 2 4 1	x E G C# G G	hard · barre on fret 3
0 4 7 4 7 7	– 1 2 1 3 4	E C# B C# G B	medium · barre on fret 4
0 7 9 7 7 7	– 1 2 1 1 1	E E C# E G B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 10 0 10 11 9	– 2 – 3 4 1	E G E G B C#	medium
0 2 0 4 4 3	– 1 – 3 4 2	E B E C# E G	medium
x 2 x 4 4 3	– 1 – 3 4 2	x B x C# E G	hard
3 4 3 4 4 3	1 2 1 3 4 1	G C# G C# E G	medium · barre on fret 3
0 4 7 4 7 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	E C# B C# G x	medium · barre on fret 4

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 Am 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 Am E-A-E-A-C-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.