Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Em6

Minor 6

Notes:E · G · B · C#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 2 2 4 2	1 1 1 1 2 1	E B E G C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 6 4 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x E G B C# x	medium
x 7 5 8 7 5	– 2 1 4 3 1	x E G C# E G	medium · barre on fret 5
x 7 9 8 10 x	– 1 3 2 4 –	x E B C# G x	medium
x x 9 11 10 11	– – 1 3 2 4	x x B E G C#	medium
x x x 11 10 11	– – – 2 1 3	x x x E G C#	easy
2 4 2 2 2 2	1 2 1 1 1 1	E C# E G B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 5 8 4 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x E G C# C# x	hard
x 7 5 8 7 x	– 2 1 4 3 –	x E G C# E x	medium
x 7 11 8 10 x	– 1 4 2 3 –	x E C# C# G x	hard
x x 11 11 10 9	– – 3 4 2 1	x x C# E G B	medium
x 10 11 11 10 11	– 1 2 3 1 4	x G C# E G C#	medium · barre on fret 10
2 4 2 2 4 2	1 2 1 1 3 1	E C# E G C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 6 4 5	– 4 – 3 1 2	x E x B C# G	hard
x 7 5 8 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x E G C# x x	medium
x 7 11 11 10 x	– 1 3 4 2 –	x E C# E G x	hard

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 Dm 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 Dm 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.