E minor chordson the 5-string banjo, Sawmill tuning (gDGCD)

The scale: E F♯ G A B C D

Open strings: Open strings in E minor: G. D and C fit the key too.

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

Preview of the one-page E minor banjo chord sheet

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 Em4fr2113gGBEG5 4 4 5
  2. ii° F♯dim314gF♯ACF♯4 2 0 4
  3. ♭III G2fr3214gGBDG5 4 2 5
  4. iv Am123gEACE2 2 0 2
  5. v Bm2314gF♯BDF♯4 4 2 4
  6. ♭VI C12gEGCE2 0 0 2
  7. ♭VII D113gDADF♯0 2 2 4

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.

Hear them in the app ›

Other modes on E

E majorE mixolydianE dorian

Other minor keys

GADCBF

E minor in other tunings

Open GDouble COpen DC Tuning

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