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Em6 Guitar Chord

A dramatic minor chord with an added major sixth. Typical of jazz, tango and film music. The sixth gives the minor chord a distinctive urgency.

Guitar

Strings 0–2–2–0–2–0

How to play the Em6 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 0–2–2–0–2–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Play open
5th string (A) Fret 2 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · ring finger
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for Em6 chord

Other names: E minor 6th

Music theory name: minor sixth chord

Common name: E minor sixth chord

Intervals and tones in Em6 chord

Note Interval
E Root
G Minor 3rd
H Perfect 5th
C# Major 6th

All Variations

Open
0–2–2–0–2–0
Open
0–2–2–4–2–3
Fret 5
X–7–5–6–5–7
Fret 8
X–X–9–9–8–9

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using Em6

Pasážová revolta
Karel Kryl
Jealous Guy
John Lennon
A staré rány nebolí
Michal Horáček
Plují lodi do Triany
Jiřina Petrovická