Irish bouzouki Em chord (GDAD)E minor: 0 2 2 2, and 4 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 0 2 2 2 (open position) · Em/G
- G course: open, G
- Low D course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), E
- A course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), B
- High D course: 2nd fret, index finger (barre), E
Sounds: G E B E · 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)
Open courses that ring: G is a note of Em, so it can drone under it.
No 3rd: E5 (x 2 2 2) leaves the 3rd out, so it backs E major, mixolydian, dorian and minor tunes alike.
Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.
The app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD, so it opens on these shapes.
More Em shapes
- 0 2 2 5
open · Em/G - 4 5 7 5
4fr · Em/B - 0 9 7 9
7fr · Em/G - 9 9 10 9
9fr
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 GDAD
Other minor chords
Em in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app