Em

E1G♭3B5

The major triad with its third lowered by a half step.

on ukulele on piano the scale

Every fingering that fits a hand

Fig. 2

022000

open

Fig. 3

02200x

open

Fig. 4

025000

easy

Fig. 5

xx2000

open

Fig. 6

022003

open

What is true of it

Em is E, G and B — 1, b3 and 5 counted from E.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 3, the 5 goes first, in that order.

The easiest of the 5 fingerings below is 022000: 2 fingers, held at the 2nd fret.

4 of them use open strings, which is what makes a shape quiet to change to.

Where its notes are on the neck

Fig. 7 — first 12 frets

The brass dots are E, the root. Everything else is a chord tone with its degree printed in it.

With a different note underneath

first inversion

Em/G

322000

second inversion

Em/B

x22000

An inversion is the same chord with a different note lowest. The name changes to a slash name because the bass is what a listener hears as the foundation.

E in other shapes

Emajor Edimdiminished Eaugaugmented E5power chord Esus2suspended second Esus4suspended fourth

Cm C♯m D♭m Dm D♯m E♭m Fm F♯m all 374