Ukulele · D Tuning (ADF♯B)

Em6E Minor 6th

G♯Root
Btone
D♯tone
Ftone

Formula 3 · 5 · 7 · ♭2  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D♯ · F

How to play it

Em6 fingering positions

D Tuning (ADF♯B), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Minor 6th guitar chord — Open (2 1 4 0) fretboard diagram in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
E Minor 6th guitar chord — Open (2 1 2 2) fretboard diagram in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
E Minor 6th guitar chord — 13th position (14 13 14 14) fretboard diagram in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
Read it as tab

Em6 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Minor 6th guitar tab — Open (2 1 4 0) in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
E Minor 6th guitar tab — Open (2 1 2 2) in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
E Minor 6th guitar tab — 13th position (14 13 14 14) in D Tuning (ADF♯B)
Sound

How Em6 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bittersweetmysteriousnoir
Genres
jazzfilm scorebossa nova
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D♯ · F
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · 7 · ♭2
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More ways to play E Minor 6th

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Em6 in other tunings:

Standard ReentrantLow-GBaritone

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