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Em7 E minor seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 1
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 2 + Dm7 How to play Em7 Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the A string. Let ring open: low E string, D string, G string, B string, high E string. ‹ Em7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 020000 2 E A D G B E
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets 020000 2 E B G D A E
020000 · Em7 shape
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 022030 1 2 3 E A D G B E
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 022030 1 2 3 E B G D A E
022030 · Em7 shape (4th string) shape
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 0x0000 E A D G B E Em7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 0x0000 E B G D A E 0x0000
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 020030 2 3 E A D G B E
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 020030 2 3 E B G D A E
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Em7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets xx2433 1 4 2 3 E A D G B E Em7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets xx2433 1 4 2 3 E B G D A E xx2433 · Dm7 shape
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 020003 2 3 E A D G B E
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets 020003 2 3 E B G D A E
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Em7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 020403 1 3 2 E A D G B E
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 020403 1 3 2 E B G D A E
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Em7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 020033 1 2 3 E A D G B E
Em7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 020033 1 2 3 E B G D A E
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Chords that go with Em7 The other chords of E minor, the key where Em7 is home (i7). Songs in this key move between them.
Em i Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. F♯dim ii° F♯dim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 4 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3. G III G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. Am iv Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. Bm v Bm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 1, fret 4 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1. Barre at fret 2. C VI C Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Em7.
2 fret Dm7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 2. Dm7 shape 7 fret Am7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Am7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the Em7 chord E minor seventh is built from 4 notes: E (1), G (♭3), B (5), D (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, E, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.
Em7 belongs to C major (iii7), G major (vi7), D major (ii7), A minor (v7), E minor (i7).
