Em6 drop 2 voicings

13 drop 2 voicings of Em6 — E, G, B and C#, on 3 string sets, in 4 inversions.

What a drop 2 is. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings.

Every drop 2 voicing of Em6, with its string set, inversion and position.
ShapeString setInversionPositionDifficulty
x2202xstrings 5–4–3–22nd inversion — B in the bass, the 5tharound fret 2easy
xx2423strings 4–3–2–1Root position — E in the bass, the rootaround fret 2easy
3424xxstrings 6–5–4–31st inversion — G in the bass, the 3rdaround fret 2easy
x4545xstrings 5–4–3–26th in bass — C# in the bass, the 6tharound fret 4easy
7756xxstrings 6–5–4–32nd inversion — B in the bass, the 5tharound fret 5easy
xx5657strings 4–3–2–11st inversion — G in the bass, the 3rdaround fret 5easy
xx9989strings 4–3–2–12nd inversion — B in the bass, the 5tharound fret 8easy
9-10-9-9-x-xstrings 6–5–4–36th in bass — C# in the bass, the 6tharound fret 9easy
x-x-11-12-12-12strings 4–3–2–16th in bass — C# in the bass, the 6tharound fret 11easy
x-14-14-12-14-xstrings 5–4–3–22nd inversion — B in the bass, the 5tharound fret 12easy
x7968xstrings 5–4–3–2Root position — E in the bass, the rootaround fret 6moderate
x-10-11-9-12-xstrings 5–4–3–21st inversion — G in the bass, the 3rdaround fret 9moderate
12-14-11-12-x-xstrings 6–5–4–3Root position — E in the bass, the rootaround fret 11moderate

Shapes are written lowest string first, so x is a string you do not play. To hear these, play them, or see them against the chord’s other shapes, open the Em6 chord page.

The same voicings on other chords

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Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
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Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode