Ukulele chord · Triads
E minor chord on ukulele
0402 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Em on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.
Em is the ii chord in D major, iii in C major and vi in G major. In minor keys: i in E minor and iv in B minor.
- Notes
- EGB
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Open position
- 4th string (G): play open G
- 3rd string (C): 4th fret, ring finger (3) E
- 2nd string (E): play open E
- 1st string (A): 2nd fret, index finger (1) B
Tablature
A|--2---| E|--0---| C|--4---| G|--0---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Em note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Em on ukulele
The full shape is 0432; many players use 0402, which needs only two fingers.
You’ll find Em in common progressions such as Em–C–G–D (the minor-feel pop progression in G major), Em–Am–B–Em (the minor cadence in E minor) and Em–D–C–B (the Andalusian cadence in E minor).
Learning ukulele? Em is part of stage 5 (“E minor and D minor”) of our first ukulele chords path.
