Em6 chord on Zhongruan – A-D-A-D

in A-D-A-D tuning

✕2123EC#G
Em6
Minor 6
Notes:E · G · B · C#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 4 5– 1 2 3x E C# Gmedium
7 5 4 54 2 1 3E G C# Gmedium
7 9 10 111 2 3 4E B G C#hard
2 5 4 21 3 2 1B G C# Emedium · barre on fret 2
7 5 4 x3 2 1 –E G C# xmedium
7 11 10 91 4 3 2E C# G Bhard
2 2 4 51 2 3 4B E C# Gmedium
7 x 4 53 – 1 2E x C# Ghard
7 11 10 111 3 2 4E C# G C#hard
4 2 2 53 1 2 4C# E B Gmedium
4 5 7 51 2 4 3C# G E Gmedium
7 11 10 x1 3 2 –E C# G xhard
4 5 2 23 4 1 2C# G B Emedium
4 5 7 x1 2 3 –C# G E xmedium
7 x 10 111 – 2 3E x G C#hard
4 2 4 52 1 3 4C# E C# Gmedium

The Em6 chord (Minor 6) is built from the notes E, G, B, C#. Below are playable fingerings for Zhongruan – A-D-A-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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
57B
69C#

More E chords

Other roots

See Em6 in another tuning

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.