The Em chord can be played in five core CAGED positions across the fretboard, plus additional capo shapes and inversions. The voicings page lists each position with interactive fretboard diagrams, suggested fingerings, and audio previews so you can compare how they sound.
What are the CAGED positions for the Em chord?
CAGED maps the Em chord onto five open-chord shapes (C, A, G, E, and D) moved up the neck. Each position gives the Em chord a different timbre and fingering, which is useful for voice-leading between chords, sliding between positions, or matching the register of a song.
How do I play the Em chord with a capo?
Capo shapes reuse open Em fingerings in any key by clamping the capo at the fret that transposes the shape to your target root (E). The voicings page shows capo-friendly Em shapes along with the capo fret each one requires, so you can keep easy open-position fingerings instead of barring.
What are inversions of the Em chord?
An inversion places a note other than the root (E) as the lowest-sounding pitch in the Em chord. The voicings page shows first inversion (lowest note G), second inversion (lowest note B), so you can choose the bass note and voice-leading that best fit your chord progression.
How do I play the Em chord in Drop D, Open G, or baritone ukulele?
Those tunings live on this voicings page, not on the first-screen diagram. Open Other tunings, then pick Drop D, Open G, DADGAD, or — after switching to Ukulele — Baritone. Every chord's first screen stays Standard (EADGBE / GCEA / EADG).