Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

Em

E minor

Left-handed

Open

0 2 2 0 0 02 fingers

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× × 2 0 0 01 finger

0 2 2 0 0 33 fingers

2nd position

2fr

0 2 2 4 5 3barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

2fr

× × 2 4 5 34 fingers

2fr

× 2 2 4 5 3barre · 4 fingers

4th position

✕✕

4fr

× 7 5 4 5 ×4 fingers

4fr

× 7 5 4 5 04 fingers

4fr

× 7 5 4 0 74 fingers

5th position

5fr

× 7 5 0 5 74 fingers

5fr

× 7 5 0 8 74 fingers

5fr

0 7 5 0 5 74 fingers

7th position

7fr

× 7 9 9 8 7barre · 4 fingers

7fr

0 7 9 9 8 7barre · 4 fingers

✕✕✕

7fr

× × × 9 8 73 fingers

8th position

8fr

0 10 9 9 8 ×4 fingers

✕✕✕

8fr

× × × 9 8 02 fingers

8fr

0 10 9 9 8 04 fingers

9th position

9fr

12 10 9 9 12 ×barre · 4 fingers

9fr

0 10 9 9 12 12barre · 4 fingers

9fr

12 10 9 9 × 12barre · 4 fingers

12th position

✕✕✕

12fr

× × × 12 12 12barre · 1 finger

✕✕✕

12fr

× × × 12 12 02 fingers

✕✕✕

12fr

× × × 12 0 122 fingers

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