E minor chordson the 5-string banjo, Open D tuning (f♯DF♯AD)

The scale: E F♯ G A B C D

Open strings: No open string is in the Em chord in this tuning. F♯, D and A fit the key.

Capo: capo 2 and play D minor shapes, with the 5th string spiked at the 7th fret (or tuned up to a♭).

Print it: E minor on one page (PDF), or the jam pack: the chord chart and a page for each common key.

The seven chords in E minor

1. i Em2 1 2 2
2. ii° F♯dim4 3 3 4
3. ♭III G0 1 2 0
4. iv Am2 3 3 2
5. v Bm0 0 2 0
6. ♭VI C2 1 3 2
7. ♭VII D0 0 0 0

The chords built on each note of the scale, with the shape the app leads with. The app’s key page also suggests progressions to play them in.

Other modes on E

Other minor keys

E minor in other tunings

All Open D banjo chords · E minor sheet (PDF) · Printable chart (PDF) · The app