Em7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Ostrich

in Ostrich (D-D-D-D-D-D) 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
2 5 2 0 0 0	1 2 1 – – –	E G E D D D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 0 0 5	1 1 1 – – 2	E E E D D G	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 0 5 0	1 1 1 – 2 –	E E E D G D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 2 5 0 0	1 1 1 2 – –	E E E G D D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 5 2 0 0	1 1 2 1 – –	E E G E D D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 5 2 0 0 5	1 2 1 – – 3	E G E D D G	medium · barre on fret 2
2 5 2 0 5 0	1 2 1 – 3 –	E G E D G D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 5 2 2 0 0	1 2 1 1 – –	E G E E D D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 5 2 5 0 0	1 2 1 3 – –	E G E G D D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 5 5 2 0 0	1 2 3 1 – –	E G G E D D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 0 0 0 0 5	1 – – – – 2	E D D D D G	medium
2 0 0 0 2 5	1 – – – 2 3	E D D D E G	medium
2 0 0 0 5 0	1 – – – 2 –	E D D D G D	medium
2 0 0 0 5 2	1 – – – 3 2	E D D D G E	medium
2 0 0 0 5 5	1 – – – 2 3	E D D D G G	medium
2 0 0 2 0 5	1 – – 2 – 3	E D D E D G	medium

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 – Ostrich 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 Ostrich D-D-D-D-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.