Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Plus 1 (F)

in Plus 1 (F) (F-A#-D#-G#-C-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em6

Minor 6

Notes:E · G · B · C#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em6 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x x 1 3 1 2	– – 1 3 1 2	x x E B C# G	medium · barre on fret 1
x 6 x 5 4 2	– 4 – 3 2 1	x E x C# E G	hard
x 3 4 3 4 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G B E x	easy · barre on fret 3
x 6 4 5 4 6	– 3 1 2 1 4	x E G C# E B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 8 5 7 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x E B C# G x	medium
x 6 10 8 7 6	– 1 4 3 2 1	x E C# E G B	hard · barre on fret 6
x x x 8 7 8	– – – 2 1 3	x x x E G C#	easy
11 9 8 8 11 8	3 2 1 1 4 1	E G B E B C#	medium · barre on fret 8
11 9 10 11 x x	3 1 2 4 – –	E G C# G x x	medium
11 x 10 11 11 x	2 – 1 3 4 –	E x C# G B x	hard
x x 1 5 1 2	– – 1 3 1 2	x x E C# C# G	hard · barre on fret 1
x 6 4 5 x 2	– 4 2 3 – 1	x E G C# x G	hard
x 3 4 3 4 6	– 1 2 1 3 4	x C# G B E B	medium · barre on fret 3
x 6 4 5 4 x	– 3 1 2 1 –	x E G C# E x	medium · barre on fret 4
x 6 x 5 7 6	– 2 – 1 4 3	x E x C# G B	hard
x 6 8 x 7 8	– 1 3 – 2 4	x E B x G C#	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 – Plus 1 (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#Plus 1 (F) F-A#-D#-G#-C-F Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D 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.