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E minor chord

Symbol: Em · Notes: E – G – B

Darker and more wistful than the major chord: a single note changes, the third, one semitone lower (3 semitones above the root).

How it is built

• E: root
• G: minor third
• B: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: E – G – B
• 1st inversion: G – B – E
• 2nd inversion: B – E – G

In which keys

• III in C major
• II in D major
• VI in G major
• I (tonic) in E minor
• V (dominant) in A minor
• IV (subdominant) in B minor

Other E chords

E · E7 · Emaj7 · Em7 · Esus2 · Esus4 · Edim · E+ · E6 · Em6 · Eadd9 · Edim7 · Em7♭5

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