E Minor Chord on Mandocello
How to play the E Minor chord on Mandocello: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
The E Minor chord is a darker, melancholic minor triad that anchors countless songs. It is built from the notes E, G, B. This page shows how to play E Minor on Mandocello with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The G string ring open in the lowest shape, with the remaining notes fretted at fret 2 over a 3-fret stretch. E falls on the C string. It sounds from E2 up to B3. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 4.
Mandocello is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.