Em7 chord on 12-String Guitar — Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em7

Minor 7

Notes:E · G · B · D

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Fingerings (16)

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Em7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes E, G, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar — Drop C# generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 D#m7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 G#m7 Am7 A#m7 Bm7

See Em7 in another tuning

Standard E-E-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Half Step Down D#-D#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#Whole Step Down D-D-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D Drop D D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-E-E Double Drop D D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D Drop C C-C-G-G-C-C-F-F-A-A-D-D Drop C# C#-C#-G#-G#-C#-C#-F#-F#-A#-A#-D#-D#Drop B B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#Drop A A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B D Modal D-D-A-A-D-D-G-G-A-A-D-D Open C C-C-G-G-C-C-G-G-C-C-E-E Open D D-D-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-A-A-D-D Open E E-E-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-B-B-E-E Open G D-D-G-G-D-D-G-G-B-B-D-D

What notes make up the Em7 chord?

Em7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes E, G, B, D.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.