The illustration below shows the Em chord and the notes that make it up. The notes that make up the Em chord are E, B and G. Try to memorize each note and its position. The E note is the root note for the Em chord. Try to lay down the Em chord on tape and play these notes in your lead work.
Here's an example playing in the open position using just the notes of the Em chord. You can play these notes, then mix in the rest of the Em pentatonic scale or the notes in the Am pentatonic scale.
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The image below shows the E Phrygian mode. The Em chord is the third chord in the key of C major. The notes of the Em chord are E B and G. Look at the image below showing this mode in the open position. This is a good place to play the Em pentatonic scale too. Compare this image to the image above and play arpeggios over this mode. Lay down the Em chord and play this mode and some arpeggios.
It is also important to know that you can play any scale all over the fretboard using different fingering patterns. The notes that make up the Em pentatonic scale are E G A B D. All of these notes are in the key of C major. But another important thing to know is all of these notes are in the key of G major too. The notes in the key of G major are: G Am Bm C D Em F# dim. You can see that the Em is also in G major. don't let this confuse you though. Check out some Em progressions to work on.
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