Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) 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
4 2 1 2 x x	4 2 1 3 – –	E G C# G x x	medium
4 2 4 2 4 2	2 1 3 1 4 1	E G E G C# G	medium · barre on fret 2
4 6 7 6 4 x	1 2 4 3 1 –	E B G B C# x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 6 7 8	– 1 2 1 3 4	x B G B E C#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 7 8 7 8	– 4 1 2 1 3	x E G C# E C#	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 11 8 10 8	– 3 4 1 2 1	x E B C# G C#	medium · barre on fret 8
4 2 1 x x x	3 2 1 – – –	E G C# x x x	medium
4 2 4 2 4 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	E G E G C# x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 6 7 8 4 x	1 2 3 4 1 –	E B G C# C# x	hard · barre on fret 4
x 6 7 8 7 6	– 1 2 4 3 1	x B G C# E B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 7 8 7 11	– 3 1 2 1 4	x E G C# E E	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 11 8 10 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x E B C# G x	medium
4 x 1 2 2 x	4 – 1 2 3 –	E x C# G B x	hard
x x 4 2 4 2	– – 2 1 3 1	x x E G C# G	medium · barre on fret 2
4 8 7 6 4 x	1 4 3 2 1 –	E C# G B C# x	hard · barre on fret 4
x 8 7 6 7 6	– 4 2 1 3 1	x C# G B E B	medium · barre on fret 6

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.