Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) 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
x 0 2 2 1 2	– – 2 3 1 4	x E B E G C#	medium
5 3 2 2 5 2	3 2 1 1 4 1	E G B E B C#	medium · barre on fret 2
5 3 4 5 x x	3 1 2 4 – –	E G C# G x x	medium
5 0 4 5 5 0	2 – 1 3 4 –	E E C# G B B	medium
5 7 7 5 7 5	1 2 3 1 4 1	E B E G C# E	medium · barre on fret 5
8 0 7 9 7 8	2 – 1 4 1 3	G E E B C# G	medium · barre on fret 7
8 0 10 11 10 0	1 – 2 4 3 –	G E G C# E B	medium
0 9 10 9 10 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	B C# G B E B	easy · barre on fret 9
12 0 10 11 10 12	3 – 1 2 1 4	B E G C# E B	medium · barre on fret 10
5 0 2 5 5 2	2 – 1 3 4 1	E E B G B C#	medium · barre on fret 2
5 3 4 2 x x	4 2 3 1 – –	E G C# E x x	medium
5 3 4 x x x	3 1 2 – – –	E G C# x x x	medium
x 0 4 5 5 0	– – 1 2 3 –	x E C# G B B	easy
5 7 7 5 7 0	1 2 3 1 4 –	E B E G C# B	medium · barre on fret 5
8 0 7 9 7 0	2 – 1 3 1 –	G E E B C# B	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 10 11 10 8	– – 2 4 3 1	x E G C# E G	medium

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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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.