Em7 chord
Em7 chord for guitar in different forms, including open and barre chords.
Em7
The most common way to play the chord. Em7 is a four-note chord consisting of the notes E, G, B, D.
Alternative shapes
Em7 barre
Em7
Em7 (voicing)
Relevant chords
Em7/D (voicing)
Em7/C (voicing)
Theory and information
Try in a chord progression
Em7 - D - Cadd9 (see with diagrams in pdf)
Comments
The alternative version of Em7 (XX2033) is E minor 7th with an omitted 5th. Another variant is 022033 with doublings on the root and the third. Em7/D could also be played XX0010.
Chord names
Em7 is a minor 7th chord (a less common abbreviation is Emin7). Em7/G, Em7/B and Em7/D are inversions of the chord. Em7 can be seen as a G chord with E in the bass.
Notes in the chord
The notes that the Dm7 chord consists of are E, G, B, D.
To get Em9 add F#.
To get E7 replace G with G#.
Finger position
Index (1st) finger on 5th (thinnest) string, 2nd fret.
Middle (2nd) finger on 4th (thinnest) string, 2nd fret.
Ring (3rd) or little (4th) finger on 2nd (thinnest) string, 3rd fret.
Inversions
1st inversion: Em7/G (means that G is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Em7/B (means that B is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Em7/D (means that D is the bass note).
Diagrams of these inversions
Assorted slash chords
Versions with alternate bass notes in short notation:
Em7/F#: 220000
Em7/A: X00000
Alternative chord names
Em7/F# is theoretically identical with Em9/F#.
Em7/G is identical with G6.
Em7/A is identical with Em11/A or A11.
Em7/C is identical with Cadd9.
Written in tab format (main version in open position)
- 0 -
- 3 -
- 0 -
- 2 -
- 2 -
- 0 -
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