Em Chord
The Em is a minor chord that sounds darker, more melancholic, and expressive. Minor chords add emotional depth and drama. The lowered third gives them their characteristic bittersweet quality, making them essential for blues, rock, and emotional ballads.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Open Position
No barre required
Open Position (Alt)
Alternative voicing
How to Play Em
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ○Open, play the open string | E |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 2 with your middle finger | G |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 2 with your ring finger | B |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ○Open, play the open string | E |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ○Open, play the open string | G |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ○Open, play the open string | B |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in Em
The Em chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Read the deep-dive guide for Em
Songs Using Em
These songs from our play-along library feature the Em chord:
She & Him - I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
Unknown
Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso
Latin City
Layla (Unplugged)
Eric Clapton
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Stephen McElvain
Rush - Xanadu
Rush
Sunday Morning
Maroon 5
seasons
wave to earth
Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild
Vibe Music
Tujhe Bhula Diya
Mohit Chauhan
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor
The Offspring - Staring at the Sun
0ffspring0
Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER
Unknown
Mitski - Where's My Phone?
Mitski
Huntrix
Unknown
Love Me Do
The Beatles
Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange
Zach Bryan
Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun
Unknown
Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
Hurts So Good
Ag3nte360
Creep
Radiohead
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Heart of Gold
Neil Young
Pat Benatar
OldLyrics
Hotel California
Eagles
Headstones - Tweeter and the Monkey Man
blind51de
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
v94j
Strangers
Kenya Grace
How It’s Done
HUNTR/X
The A Team
Ed Sheeran
A Horse with No Name
America
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
Morgan Wallen - What I Want (feat. Tate McRae) (Lyric Video)
Morgan Wallen
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Green Day
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Unknown
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
Yesterday
The Beatles
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
Unknown
Zach Bryan - Pink Skies
Zach Bryan
Austin (Boots Stop Workin')
Dasha
Eddie Money - Shakin'
EddieMoney
Home
Phillip Phillips
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker
Dominic Fike - Babydoll
Vibe Music
Heart-Magic Man
Unknown
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Blackbird
The Beatles
Meet Me in the Woods
Lord Huron
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
The Beatles
Photograph
Ed Sheeran
Sabrina Carpenter - Taste
Lost Panda
Zombie
The Cranberries
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
Redemption Song
Bob Marley
Wrecking Ball
Mother Mother
Dominic Fike - White Keys
Ethereal Music
Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister
QueensStoneAge
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
KendrickLamar
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
4NonBlondes
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
Crash Into Me
Dave Matthews Band
Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
70sand80s4u
Goo Goo Dolls
Unknown
Take Me to Church
Hozier
Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT (Lyric Video)
TateMcRae
*NSYNC
7clouds
Charli xcx - Guess featuring billie eilish
Charli xcx
Tyla - SHE DID IT AGAIN ft. Zara Larsson
Tyla
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
74sodapop
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Kendrick Lamar - tv off
Kendrick Lamar
Message in a Bottle
The Police
What I Got
Sublime
Mitski - I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
KATSEYE - Internet Girl
7clouds
Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not
R&BHype
Def Leppard - Rock Of Ages lyrics
MeJeNiFeRx
As It Was
Harry Styles
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Heart - "Barracuda" (1977)
Heart
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
SZA - Snooze
Unknown
Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Öyster Cult
SpiritWriterSong
Zach Bryan - I Remember Everything (feat. Kacey Musgraves)
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter - Busy Woman
SabrinaCarpenter
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
BonJovi
The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
ABKCO
Gives You Hell
The All-American Rejects
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Yellow
Coldplay
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please
Lost Panda
Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977)
Eagles
Count on Me
Bruno Mars
Channa Mereya
Arijit Singh
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
acdc
Tonight Tonight
Hot Chelle Rae
Could you Be Loved
Bob Marley
Dooron Dooron
Paresh Pahuja
Stop Waiting - Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Arijit Singh
Tere Bin
Atif Aslam
Saiyaara Reprise - Female | Ahaan, Aneet | Tanishk, Faheem, Arslan | Shreya | Irshad
YRF
Kenny Loggins - Footloose
Miluzie
Noah Kahan - Call Your Mom
NoahKahan
Bruno Mars - Risk It All
Unknown
Dua Lipa - Dance The Night
7clouds
Iktara
Kavita Seth
Kesariya
Arijit Singh
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Boston
Crying City - Urn
Chill Only
Akele hain to kya gum hai
Alka Yagnik,Udit Narayan
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
Unknown
Lut Gaye
Jubin Nautiyal
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Tera Ban Jaunga
Akhil
Sum41-Fat Lip
mreddy100
Let Her Go
Passenger
Best Day Of My Life (Acoustic)
American Authors
Teri Aankhon Mein
Darshan Raval
Safar
Arijit Singh
Apna Time Aayega
Divine
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
masterofacdcsuckaS
Ae Watan
Arijit Singh
Shocking Blue - Venus (Video)
Unknown
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Billie Eilish - THE GREATEST (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Bol Do Na Zara
Armaan Malik
Kaun Tujhe
Palak Muchhal
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
CG5 - GRIMACE (Original Song)
CG5
Choo Lo
The Local Train
Teri Yaad
Aditya Rikhari
The Offspring
YoSabina
CHRYSTAL - The Days (Notion Remix)
CHRYSTAL
Harry Styles - Aperture
HarryStyles
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress-The Hollies
Unknown
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
ChappellRoan
Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae - What I Want
MorganWallen
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Van Halen - Jump
Van Halen
Mitski - Francis Forever
Mitski
Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Unknown
Samjho Na
Aditya Rikhari
Tyla, Sean Paul - PUSH 2 START (REMIX - Official Music Video)
Tyla
Tere Bina Full Video - A. R. Rahman | Guru | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan
Sony Music India
Kendrick Lamar - luther
Kendrick Lamar
Forget Me
Lewis Capaldi
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower
JimiHendrix
Teri Deewani
Kailash Kher
Play On
Unknown
Phir Le Aaya Dil
Arijit Singh
Zara Zara
Bombay Jayashri
Post Malone - I Had Some Help (feat. Morgan Wallen)
PostMalone
Laufey - Madwoman
Laufey
Lady Gaga - Disease
LadyGaga
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance
TomPetty
Mishri
Anuv Jain
Here I Go Again-Lyrics-Whitesnake
eggs712
Tate McRae - Sports car
TateMcRae
Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion
Bebe Rexha
Tyla - PUSH 2 START
Unknown
Bob Seger Old Time Rock n Roll
Unknown
Europe - The Final Countdown
Europe
Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar
Dil Diyan Gallan
Atif Aslam
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
Lizzy McAlpine - Staying
LizzyMcAlpine
Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
BillieEilish
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Fortunate Son
masterofacdcsuckaS
Wonderwall
Oasis
Zaroorat
Mustafa Zahid
Mitski - Once More to See You
Mitski
sombr - undressed
sombr
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - Timeless
Unknown
Billie Eilish - LUNCH
Unknown
REACT
Switch Disco
Porter Block - Gi
Unknown
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam
Hozier - Too Sweet
Hozier
greedy
Tate McRae
Faasle
Aditya Rikhari
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
Nain Matakka
Unknown
Rupert Holmes - (Escape) The Pina Colada Song
Unknown
Taylor Swift - Opalite (Lyric Video)
Unknown
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Bob Dylan
Alex Warren - Ordinary
7clouds
Justin Bieber - Beauty And A Beat ft. Nicki Minaj
Unknown
Teddy Swims - The Door
Teddy Swims
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Unknown
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (With Lyrics + HQ Sound)
TheJukeboxRock
Have You Ever Seen the Rain
CCR
Taylor Swift - Opalite
Unknown
Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours
LukeCombs
KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "PINKY UP" Official MV
HYBE LABELS
I Won't Give Up
Jason Mraz
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Wild Thing
The Troggs
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
ImagineDragons
Bruno Mars - I Just Might
Bruno Mars
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today - She And Him
Cassiopeia
Leaving on a Jet Plane
John Denver
Come As You Are
Nirvana
Kendrick Lamar - luther ft. SZA
Unknown
Miley Cyrus - Easy Lover
MileyCyrus
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Unknown
Aerosmith Walk This Way
Aerosmith
Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
OzWho
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D - Somedays
Sonny Fodera
Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour
SabrinaCarpenter
Physical
Dua Lipa
Pointless
Lewis Capaldi
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
Ram Jam - Black Betty
Unknown
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
TedNugent
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
R.E.M. - Losing My Religion
remhq
STIF UPPER LIP LYRICS
Unknown
"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
GunsNRoses
Ho Hey
The Lumineers
Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
Tyla - CHANEL
Unknown
BLACKPINK '뛰어(JUMP)' (Color Coded Lyrics)
Unknown
Don McLean- American Pie
Unknown
Teenage Dirtbag (With Lyrics) - Wheatus
MovieContributer
Espresso
Sabrina Carpenter
Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen
Unknown
Roxanne
The Police
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
kansas
Lose Control
Teddy Swims
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Unknown
Judas Priest - Living After Midnight
JudasPriest
Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady
Aerosmith
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
onlythepianoplayer
W Sound 05 "LA PLENA" - Beéle, Westcol, Ovy On The Drums
W Sound
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Mere Rashke Qamar
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia
LatinHype
Saja Boys - Your Idol KPop Demon Hunters
Unknown
The Offspring - Why Don't you get a job? Lyrics
YoSabina
Bekhayali
Unknown
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Rush
Golden
HUNTR/X
Teenage Dirtbag (2020)
Wheatus
Hawayein
Arijit Singh
Gerua
Arijit Singh
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
GunsNRoses
Imagine Dragons - Demons
ImagineDragons
Sam Barber - Indigo (feat. Avery Anna) (Lyric Video)
Sam Barber
good 4 u
Olivia Rodrigo
Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
Sonu Nigam
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
3DoorsDown
"How It's Done" Official Lyric Video
Unknown
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
journey
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
ABKCO
My Immortal (Band Version)
Evanescence
broken
lovelytheband
Kato - Turn The Lights Off feat. Jon
LatinHype
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
ShawnxXxMichaels
What It Sounds Like
HUNTR/X
One way or another
Blondie
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