Banjo Em chord (Open G)E minor on the 5-string banjo: 2 0 0 2, and 4 more shapes

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 0 0 2 (open position)

1. String 4 (D): 2nd fret, index finger, E
2. String 3 (G): open, G
3. String 2 (B): open, B
4. String 1 (D): 2nd fret, middle finger, E
5. String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: E G B E  ·  Em is E, G, B (1 · ♭3 · 5)

Found in: G major (vi), D major (ii), C major (iii), G mixolydian (vi), A mixolydian (v), D mixolydian (ii)

The 5th string: the short g is the minor 3rd of Em, so let it ring.

Up the neck: D minor shape: 5 4 5 5 (4fr); Barre minor shape: 9 9 8 9 (8fr); F minor shape: 14 12 12 14 (12fr). Slide a shape up or down to play another chord of its kind.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.