Minor familyvi in G major
E minor chord
EmE minor
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- E1
- ♭2
- 2
- G♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- B5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- 7
- E Root
- G Minor 3rd
- B Perfect 5th
About this chord
What is an E minor chord?
Em is built from 3 notes: E (the root), G (the ♭3), B (the 5). Darker and more inward than major, because of the minor third.
- Notes
- E · G · B
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5
- Also written
- Emin · E-
- Found in
- vi in G major · ii in D major · iii in C major · i in E minor
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