Em chord on Oud – Turkish (DEABEA)
in Turkish (DEABEA) tuning
Em
Minor
Notes:E · G · B
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Em shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 3 2 0 0 x | 1 2 1 – – – | E G B B E x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 2 3 2 x x x | 1 2 1 – – – | E G B x x x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 3 7 5 7 x | – 1 3 2 4 – | x G E E B x | hard | |
| 5 0 7 0 7 7 | 1 – 2 – 3 4 | G E E B B E | medium | |
| x 0 7 8 7 7 | – – 1 2 1 1 | x E E G B E | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 0 10 8 0 10 | 2 – 3 1 – 4 | B E G G E G | medium | |
| 9 0 10 0 0 10 | 1 – 2 – – 3 | B E G B E G | easy | |
| x 12 10 12 12 10 | – 2 1 3 4 1 | x E G B E G | medium · barre on fret 10 | |
| 2 0 2 0 3 2 | 1 – 2 – 4 3 | E E B B G B | medium | |
| 2 3 2 5 3 2 | 1 2 1 4 3 1 | E G B E G B | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 7 7 5 3 x | – 3 4 2 1 – | x B E E G x | hard | |
| 5 0 7 5 7 x | 1 – 3 2 4 – | G E E E B x | medium | |
| x x 7 8 7 7 | – – 1 2 1 1 | x x E G B E | easy · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 0 10 8 0 x | 2 – 3 1 – – | B E G G E x | medium | |
| 9 0 10 0 0 x | 1 – 2 – – – | B E G B E x | easy | |
| x 0 10 0 0 10 | – – 1 – – 2 | x E G B E G | easy |
The Em chord (Minor) is built from the notes E, G, B. Below are playable fingerings for Oud – Turkish (DEABEA) 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 Em chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | E |
| ♭3 | 3 | G |
| 5 | 7 | B |
More E chords
Other roots
See Em in another tuning
What notes make up the Em chord?
Em is a Minor chord built from the notes E, G, B.
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.