Guitar Chords in the Key of E minor

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Chords in the key of E Minor

E minor Chord Em
F Sharp diminished Chord F♯dim
G Major Chord G
A minor Chord Am
B minor Chord Bm
C Major Chord C
D Major Chord D

E minor - F♯ diminished (F♯°) - G Major - A minor - B minor - C Major - D Major .

      Em    F#dim G     Am    Bm    C     D     
e|----0-----------3-----0-----2-----0-----2----|
B|----0-----------0-----1-----3-----1-----3----|
G|----0-----2-----0-----2-----4-----0-----2----|
D|----2-----4-----0-----2-----4-----2-----0----|
A|----2-----3-----2-----0-----2-----3----------|
E|----0-----2-----3----------------------------|
      i     ii    III   iv    v     VI    VII

The key of E minor is the relative minor key of G major.

Minor keys are formed with the same chords as their relative major key, by starting with the 6th (vi) chord of the major key. The chord formula for any minor key is minor, diminished, Major, minor, minor, Major, Major.

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

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