Not to highjack this thread, but I too have a question about the Em chord.

I learned from the get-go to play the open G chord with middle and ring finger. The jury still seems to be out on which version is better. It may depend on the chord progressions is my guess. On the same token, I got used to playing the Em chord with middle and ring finger, and that seems to make a GREAT deal of sense to me, given that the open E requires the same configeration as the index finger has other work to do. Or Asus, or the change from Em to Am.

My question is, is this okay, or not?