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Em chord inversions

Em/G and Em/B are the first and second inversions of the E minor. This means that the bass tone is shifting from E to G or B.

Try in chord progressions

Am - Em/G - F
Am - Em/B - C

Comments

When stumble upon these chord names, you can choose to ignore the alternate bass note and play the regular E minor. It will always sound ok, but it may lack some subtle additions to the sound. Among the two presented inverted versions above, Em/B is much more common (especially since it often play unintentionally instead of the normal E minor). There are few situations in which Em/G comes handy.

Alternative fingerings

Apart from the diagram version, another option for Em/D is X2X000, which is suitable for some fingerpicking situations.

Theory of the Em/G and Em/B chords

Both chords consist of the notes E, G, B. The difference is that the order of notes shifts. G is the bass note in the first inversion and B is the bass note in the second inversion.

Alternative chord names

Em/G is identical with G6(no5).

See alsoEm7 inversions