Em11 – Easy Beginner Guitar Chord
Learn how to play what is possibly the easiest chord on the guitar with this free lesson. The Em11(also known as E Minor 11, Emin11) chord is found by locating the 1, b3, 5, b7, 9 and 11 (E, G, B, D, F# and A) positions of the E Major Scale : E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, and D#. The “b3” symbol means that we take the 3rd step of the E Major Scale and flatten it by a half step to arrive at our “G”. The b7 symbol means that we take the 7th step of the E Major Scale and flatten it by 1 half step to arrive at our “D”.
The chord chart below demonstrates how to play the E Minor 11 Chord.
Here is a key that will help you read the chart:
