Em — bouzouki chord
Minor · 5 fingerings for trichordo (D–A–D)
Notes and intervals
Em (E minor) is built from E G B: intervals 1 ♭3 5.
Fingerings on D-A-D
Frets, low D · A · high D
- Drone (root + 5th): 2-2-2 (E B E)
- Root position: 2-2-5 (E B G)
- 1st inversion: 5-2-2 (G B E)
- 1st inversion: 5-7-9 (G E B)
- 2nd inversion: 9-7-5 (B E G)
Neither open course (D or A) is a chord tone, so every shape is fully fretted.
In the dromoi
The same roles on other roots:
- Hitzaz on E: home chord (Dm → Em)
- Hitzazkiar on E: home chord (Dm → Em)
- Souzinak on E: home chord (Dm → Em)
- Niavent (Nihavent) on E: home chord (Dm → Em)
- Karsigar on E: home chord (Dm → Em)
- Sampak / Sabah on E: home chord (Dm → Em)
- Ousak (Usak) on E: home chord (Dm → Em)
Trichordo (D-A-D) and tetrachordo (C-F-A-D)
These shapes are for the three-course trichordo. A tetrachordo’s A and D courses are tuned the same, so the top two notes stay put and the low-D bass note moves two frets up the C course. The first shape, 2-2-2 on trichordo, becomes C 4, A 2, D 2 on tetrachordo, with the F course left out.
More E chords
Relative major: G