Em6 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

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
2 0 1 2 2 x	2 – 1 3 4 –	E G C# G B x	medium
2 4 4 2 4 2	1 2 3 1 4 1	E B E G C# E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 6 4 5	– – 1 3 1 2	x x E B C# G	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 x 8 7 5	– 4 – 3 2 1	x E x C# E G	hard
x 6 7 6 7 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x C# G B E x	easy · barre on fret 6
x 9 7 8 7 9	– 3 1 2 1 4	x E G C# E B	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 8 10 x	– 2 4 1 3 –	x E B C# G x	medium
x 9 11 x 10 11	– 1 3 – 2 4	x E B x G C#	hard
x x x 11 10 11	– – – 2 1 3	x x x E G C#	easy
11 12 11 11 x x	1 2 1 1 – –	C# G B E x x	easy · barre on fret 11
2 0 1 2 x x	2 – 1 3 – –	E G C# G x x	easy
2 4 4 2 4 x	1 2 3 1 4 –	E B E G C# x	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 8 4 5	– – 1 3 1 2	x x E C# C# G	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 7 8 x 5	– 4 2 3 – 1	x E G C# x G	hard
x 6 7 6 7 9	– 1 2 1 3 4	x C# G B E B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 7 8 7 x	– 3 1 2 1 –	x E G C# E x	medium · barre on fret 7

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) D-G-C-F-A-D 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.