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Guitar Em chord diagram

Em

How to play Em

To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Tips

  • Mute the x strings: A, D.
  • Let these ring open: low E, G, B, high E.
  • Strum once, then pick strings individually to confirm everything is clean.
  • Keep your fretting fingers curved so you don’t touch adjacent strings.
  • This voicing sits nicely in common progressions like G–D–Em–C.

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