Em7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Em7

Minor 7

Notes:E · G · B · D

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 2 2 2 2 2	2 1 1 1 1 1	E G D G B G	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 7 6 5 x	1 – 4 3 2 –	E x G B D x	hard
x 6 7 6 7 9	– 1 2 1 3 4	x B G B E D	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 7 9 7 9	– 4 1 2 1 3	x E G D E D	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 11 9 10 9	– 3 4 1 2 1	x E B D G D	medium · barre on fret 9
4 2 2 2 2 x	2 1 1 1 1 –	E G D G B x	medium · barre on fret 2
4 6 7 x 5 x	1 3 4 – 2 –	E B G x D x	hard
x 6 7 9 7 6	– 1 2 4 3 1	x B G D E B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 7 9 7 11	– 3 1 2 1 4	x E G D E E	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 11 9 10 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x E B D G x	medium
4 2 2 2 5 2	2 1 1 1 3 1	E G D G D G	medium · barre on fret 2
4 x 7 x 5 6	1 – 4 – 2 3	E x G x D B	hard
x 9 7 6 7 6	– 4 2 1 3 1	x D G B E B	medium · barre on fret 6
x 11 7 11 7 9	– 3 1 4 1 2	x E G E E D	hard · barre on fret 7
x x x 11 10 9	– – – 3 2 1	x x x E G D	medium
4 2 4 2 5 2	2 1 3 1 4 1	E G E G D G	medium · barre on fret 2

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 – Open F 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open F C-F-C-F-A-F 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.