Em7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Em7

Minor 7

Notes:E · G · B · D

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Fingerings (16)

Em7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 0 2 2 2 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	E G D G B D	medium
2 4 2 2 2 2	1 2 1 1 1 1	E B D G B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 6 5 5	– – 1 4 2 3	x x E B D G	medium
x 9 7 6 5 0	– 4 3 2 1 –	x E G B D D	hard
x 9 7 6 7 0	– 4 2 1 3 –	x E G B E D	medium
x 9 7 9 7 9	– 2 1 3 1 4	x E G D E B	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 9 10 9	– 1 3 1 2 1	x E B D G B	medium · barre on fret 9
x x x 11 10 12	– – – 2 1 3	x x x E G D	medium
12 12 11 11 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	D G B E x x	medium
2 0 2 2 2 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	E G D G B x	medium
2 4 2 2 2 x	1 2 1 1 1 –	E B D G B x	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 x 5 5	– – 1 – 2 3	x x E x D G	easy
x 9 7 6 5 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x E G B D x	hard
x 9 7 6 10 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x E G B G D	hard
x 9 7 9 7 0	– 2 1 3 1 –	x E G D E D	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 11 9 10 0	– 1 3 1 2 –	x E B D G D	medium · barre on fret 9

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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.