Em is a minor, spelled E, G and B. In Open G tuning (D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4) the easiest shape is 202002, which sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 3 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.
Notes and intervals
Note
E
G
B
Interval
1P
3m
5P
12 ways to play it
Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.
202002sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 3 strings ring openx99089sits at fret 8, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx99009sits at fret 9, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx05455sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string505055sits at fret 5, needs no stretch at all and lets 2 strings ring open140140014sits at fret 14, needs no stretch at all and lets 3 strings ring open1401401214sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open20200xsits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringxx200xsits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 stringsxx2002sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings202402sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open242002sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
Keys Em belongs to
Em is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.