Em chord on guitar
The Em chord diagram on guitar, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in Em
E · B · G
The chord is built from 3 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
4 open strings
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | open | E |
| 5 | 2 | B |
| 4 | 2 | E |
| 3 | open | G |
| 2 | open | B |
| 1 | open | E |
Charts that use Em
- Zombie — The Cranberries
- Numb — Linkin Park
- Down By The Water — The Decemberists
- Wonderwall — Oasis
- I'm Yours — Jason Mraz
- Price Tag — Jessie J
- Fallin' — Alicia Keys
- Tomber — De Palmas
- Lumière — Clair Obscur
- Slow Cheetah — Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Jimmy — Moriarty
- About A Girl — Nirvana