Em7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

Em7

Minor 7

Notes:E · G · B · D

easyfret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Em7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 0 0 0 0 2	1 – – – – 2	E G D G B E	easy
x x 2 4 3 5	– – 1 3 2 4	x x E B D G	medium
0 4 5 4 5 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	D B G B E D	easy · barre on fret 4
x 9 5 7 5 9	– 3 1 2 1 4	x E G D E B	hard · barre on fret 5
x 9 9 7 8 0	– 3 4 1 2 –	x E B D G D	medium
x 9 9 9 8 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x E B E G D	medium
x 9 9 0 0 0	– 1 2 – – –	x E B G B D	easy
2 0 2 0 0 0	1 – 2 – – –	E G E G B D	easy
2 4 2 x 3 5	1 3 1 – 2 4	E B E x D G	hard · barre on fret 2
0 4 5 4 5 5	– 1 2 1 3 4	D B G B E G	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 5 7 5 5	– 3 1 2 1 1	x E G D E G	hard · barre on fret 5
x 9 9 7 8 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x E B D G x	medium
x 9 9 0 8 0	– 2 3 – 1 –	x E B G G D	easy
x 9 12 12 12 9	– 1 2 3 4 1	x E D G B B	medium · barre on fret 9
2 4 2 0 0 0	1 2 1 – – –	E B E G B D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 x 5 4 3 x	1 – 4 3 2 –	E x G B D x	hard

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 G 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 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.