Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) tuning

○○2131EGC#BC#E
Em6
Minor 6
Notes:E · G · B · C#
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 0 1 4 1 02 – 1 3 1 –E G C# B C# Emedium · barre on fret 1
x x 4 6 4 3– – 2 4 3 1x x E C# E Gmedium
4 4 4 6 7 01 1 1 2 3 –E B E C# G Emedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 6 7 0– 4 2 1 3 –x E G C# G Emedium
x 9 7 9 7 9– 2 1 3 1 4x E G E G C#medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 12 11 9– 1 2 4 3 1x E B G B C#medium · barre on fret 9
4 0 1 0 1 03 – 1 – 2 –E G C# G C# Emedium
x x 4 6 7 3– – 2 3 4 1x x E C# G Ghard
4 4 4 6 7 71 1 1 2 3 4E B E C# G Bmedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 6 7 x– 4 2 1 3 –x E G C# G xmedium
x 9 7 0 7 9– 3 1 – 2 4x E G G G C#medium
x 9 11 0 11 9– 1 3 – 4 2x E B G B C#medium
4 0 1 0 4 02 – 1 – 3 –E G C# G E Emedium
x x 4 6 x 3– – 2 3 – 1x x E C# x Ghard
4 4 7 6 4 01 1 3 2 1 –E B G C# E Emedium · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 6 x x– 3 2 1 – –x E G C# x xmedium

The Em6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes E, G, B, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
57B
69C#

More E chords

Other roots

See Em6 in another tuning

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.