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Ukulele (low G) tuning

Em on guitar

Em is a minor, spelled E, G and B. In Ukulele (low G) tuning (G3 C4 E4 A4) the easiest shape is x432, which sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.

Notes and intervals

NoteEGB
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 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.321
x432sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string
E minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.231
443xsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret and mutes 1 string
E minor, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 2, fret 7, fret 7, fret 7. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 2 to 4.7fr2
9777sits at fret 7 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7
E minor, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 3, open, fret 10 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr132
911010sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open
E minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 4 with finger 1, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1
040xsits at fret 4, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
E minor, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 11 with finger 2, open, fret 10 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr21
011010sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
E minor, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 11 with finger 1, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr1
0110xsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
E minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 4 with finger 2, open, fret 2 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.21
0402sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
E minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.321
0432sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open
E minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 2 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.3421
4432sits at fret 2 and spans 2 frets
E minor, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 7, fret 7, fret 7. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 2 to 4.7fr
0777sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 1 string ring open
E minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.21
043xsits at fret 3, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys Em belongs to

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

Em in another tuning

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