How to play Em6
E minor sixth — A minor triad with an added sixth. Common in jazz and bossa nova, where it softens a minor chord without making it a seventh.
Notes in Em6
- Eroot
- Gminor 3rd
- Bperfect 5th
- C#major 6th
Em6 on guitar
Em6 on ukulele
Em6 on piano
Tune up before you play it
A minor sixth chord is unforgiving of a flat third. Check the guitar with the browser tuner, then practise the change with the metronome.