Em6 chord on Zhongruan – Fifths (G-D-A-E)

in Fifths (G-D-A-E) tuning

○○12GEC#E
Em6
Minor 6
Notes:E · G · B · C#
mediumfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEGBC#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 4 0– 1 2 –G E C# Emedium
x 2 4 3– 1 3 2x E C# Gmedium
6 5 7 33 2 4 1C# G E Ghard
4 5 4 01 2 1 –B G C# Eeasy · barre on fret 4
9 5 7 93 1 2 4E G E C#hard
6 9 10 01 2 3 –C# B G Ehard
9 11 10 72 4 3 1E C# G Bhard
9 9 10 91 1 2 1E B G C#easy · barre on fret 9
12 11 10 123 2 1 4G C# G Emedium
12 11 x 122 1 – 3G C# x Eeasy
0 2 4 3– 1 3 2G E C# Gmedium
4 2 4 33 1 4 2B E C# Gmedium
6 x 7 32 – 3 1C# x E Ghard
0 5 4 0– 2 1 –G G C# Eeasy
6 5 7 72 1 3 4C# G E Bmedium
6 x 10 01 – 2 –C# x G Ehard

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