Irish bouzouki Em chord (ADAD)E minor: 2 2 2 5, and 1 more shape
Frets, low course to high: 2 2 2 5 (from the 2nd fret) · Em/B
- Low A course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), B
- Low D course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), E
- High A course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), B
- High D course: 5th fret, little finger, G
Sounds: B E B G · Em is E, G, B (1 · ♭3 · 5)
Found in: D major (ii), G major (vi), D mixolydian (ii), G mixolydian (vi), A mixolydian (v), D dorian (ii)
No 3rd: E5 (2 2 2 2) leaves the 3rd out, so it backs E major, mixolydian, dorian and minor tunes alike.
With a capo: on the 2nd fret it’s 0 0 0 3 (frets counted from the capo), an open Dm shape.
Tuning ADAD: A D A D, low to high.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose ADAD once in its Settings and it remembers.
More Em shapes
- 7 9 10 9
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Em in session keys
- E dorian (i, a main chord): Em – D – Em
- E minor (i, a main chord): Em – D – C – D
- G major (vi): G – Em – C – D (a B part that wanders, or a song)
- B minor (iv): Bm – Em – A – Bm (with the minor iv)
Other E chords, Irish bouzouki ADAD
Other minor chords
Em in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki ADAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app