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Ukulele (low G) tuning

E#m on guitar

E#m is a minor, spelled E#, G# and B#. In Ukulele (low G) tuning (G3 C4 E4 A4) the easiest shape is x543, which sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteE#G#B#
Interval1P3m5P

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.

E# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.321
x543sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string
E# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 1 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12
101xsits at fret 1, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.231
554xsits at fret 4, spans 1 fret and mutes 1 string
E# minor, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 2, fret 8, fret 8, fret 8. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 2 to 4.8fr2
10888sits at fret 8 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 8
E# minor, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 1, open, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr132
1001311sits at fret 10, spans 3 frets and lets 1 string ring open
E# minor, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 1, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr1234
5888sits at fret 5 and spans 3 frets
E# minor, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 2, open, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr231
1301311sits at fret 11, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open
E# minor, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 2, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr213
131213xsits at fret 12, spans 1 fret and mutes 1 string
E# minor, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 1, open, fret 13 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr12
13013xsits at fret 13, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
E# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 1 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.123
1013sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open
E# minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 4, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.3421
5543sits at fret 3 and spans 2 frets
E# minor, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 2, fret 8, fret 8, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 2 to 3.8fr2
1088xsits at fret 8, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 8 and mutes 1 string

Keys E#m belongs to

E#m is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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