Em7 chord on Mandola

in Standard (CGDA) (C-C-G-G-D-D-A-A) tuning

○○○○2211EEGGDDBB
Em7
Minor 7
Notes:E · G · B · D
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EEEGBD
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 4 0 0 0 0 2 22 2 – – – – 1 1E E G G D D B Bmedium
4 4 4 4 5 5 5 51 1 2 2 3 3 4 4E E B B G G D Dmedium
x x 9 9 5 5 5 5– – 3 3 1 1 2 2x x E E G G D Dhard
7 7 7 7 0 0 7 71 1 2 2 – – 3 3G G D D D D E Eeasy
x x 9 9 12 12 10 10– – 1 1 3 3 2 2x x E E D D G Gmedium
4 4 0 0 2 2 5 52 2 – – 1 1 3 3E E G G E E D Dmedium
4 4 0 0 0 0 5 51 1 – – – – 2 2E E G G D D D Deasy
7 7 7 7 5 5 7 72 2 3 3 1 1 4 4G G D D G G E Emedium
7 7 7 7 9 9 7 71 1 1 1 2 2 1 1G G D D B B E Emedium · barre on fret 7
11 11 9 9 0 0 10 103 3 1 1 – – 2 2B B E E D D G Gmedium
2 2 0 0 2 2 2 21 1 – – 2 2 3 3D D G G E E B Beasy
4 4 0 0 5 5 5 51 1 – – 2 2 3 3E E G G G G D Deasy
x x 7 7 5 5 7 7– – 2 2 1 1 3 3x x D D G G E Emedium
7 7 0 0 0 0 7 71 1 – – – – 2 2G G G G D D E Eeasy
x x 9 9 0 0 10 10– – 1 1 – – 2 2x x E E D D G Geasy
2 2 0 0 2 2 x x1 1 – – 2 2 – –D D G G E E x xeasy

The Em7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes E, G, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for Mandola 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

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
♭33G
57B
♭710D

More E chords

Other roots

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.