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E minor sixth (Em6) chord on guitar

Notes
EGBC♯
Formula
1♭356

How to play Em6 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    Em6 chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes E, G, B, C#

  2. Shape 2 · fret 2

    Em6 chord on guitar, shape 2: from fret 2, notes E, G, B, C#

  3. Shape 3 · fret 5 · barre

    Em6 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 5, notes E, G, B, C#

  4. Shape 4 · fret 10 · barre

    Em6 chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 12, notes E, G, B, C#

  5. Shape 5 · fret 7 · barre

    Em6 chord on guitar, shape 5: barre at fret 7, notes E, G, B, C#

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (E). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Em6 inversions on guitar

The same Em6 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Em6/G

    E minor sixth, Em6/G, 342000Em6/G231GC♯EGBEmetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Em6/G

    E minor sixth, Em6/G, 322423Em6/G21143GBEBC♯Gmetronotuner.com

  3. 5th (B) in the bass2nd inversion · Em6/B

    E minor sixth, Em6/B, x22020Em6/B123BEGC♯Emetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (B) in the bass2nd inversion · Em6/B

    E minor sixth, Em6/B, x22423Em6/B1132BEBC♯Gmetronotuner.com

Jazz voicings

About the minor sixth chord

A minor chord with a major sixth: mysterious, like tango or a film noir. It works as a resting chord in a minor key in jazz and bossa (Dm6) and has the same notes as the half-diminished chord with a different bass (Dm6 = Bm7♭5/D).

Notes and intervals of Em6

Em6 (E minor sixth) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • E · 1 · root
  • G · ♭3 · minor third
  • B · 5 · perfect fifth
  • C♯ · 6 · major sixth

Other E chords

Minor sixth: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Em6 chord on guitar?

Em6 (E minor sixth) has 5 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Em6?

The notes of Em6 are E, G, B, C♯. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 6: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major sixth.

What does Em6 mean?

Em6 is the chord symbol for E minor sixth. A minor chord with a major sixth: mysterious, like tango or a film noir. It works as a resting chord in a minor key in jazz and bossa (Dm6) and has the same notes as the half-diminished chord with a different bass (Dm6 = Bm7♭5/D).

Can I play Em6 on other instruments?

Yes. Em6 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Em6 on other instruments

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