Em7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em7

Minor 7

Notes:E · G · B · D

hard

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
5 1 0 0 3 1	4 1 – – 3 2	E G B E B D	hard
5 5 3 3 3 3	2 3 1 1 1 1	E B D G B E	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 0 6 6	1 1 1 – 2 3	E B E E D G	easy · barre on fret 5
x x x 0 6 6	– – – – 1 2	x x x E D G	easy
0 8 8 7 8 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	B D G B E x	medium
x 10 8 10 8 10	– 2 1 3 1 4	x E G D E B	medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 12 10 11 10	– 1 3 1 2 1	x E B D G B	medium · barre on fret 10
5 5 0 3 6 3	2 3 – 1 4 1	E B B G D E	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 3 3 3 x	2 3 1 1 1 –	E B D G B x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 5 5 7 6 6	1 1 1 4 2 3	E B E B D G	medium · barre on fret 5
x x 8 0 6 6	– – 3 – 1 2	x x G E D G	medium
8 8 0 7 8 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	G D B B E x	medium
x 10 8 10 8 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x E G D E x	medium · barre on fret 8
x 10 12 10 11 x	– 1 3 1 2 –	x E B D G x	medium · barre on fret 10
5 1 3 0 3 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	E G D E B x	hard
5 5 3 3 3 6	2 3 1 1 1 4	E B D G B G	medium · barre on fret 3

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 6-String Guitar – Drop B 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.

How the Em7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
♭3	3	G
5	7	B
♭7	10	D

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-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop B B-F#-B-E-G#-C#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-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.