Em7 chord on Oud – Turkish (DEABEA)
in Turkish (DEABEA) tuning
Em7
Minor 7
Notes:E · G · B · D
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Em7 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 2 3 3 2 | – – 1 2 3 1 | x E B D G B | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 2 3 2 3 3 2 | 1 2 1 3 4 1 | E G B D G B | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x x 5 3 5 | – – – 2 1 3 | x x x E G D | medium | |
| 5 0 5 5 0 5 | 1 – 2 3 – 4 | G E D E E D | medium | |
| 9 0 7 8 10 7 | 3 – 1 2 4 1 | B E E G D E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 9 0 10 8 10 x | 2 – 3 1 4 – | B E G G D x | medium | |
| 9 0 10 0 10 10 | 1 – 2 – 3 4 | B E G B D G | medium | |
| x 0 10 0 10 10 | – – 1 – 2 3 | x E G B D G | easy | |
| 2 3 2 3 0 x | 1 2 1 3 – – | E G B D E x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 2 3 2 3 3 x | 1 2 1 3 4 – | E G B D G x | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x x 7 5 3 5 | – – 4 2 1 3 | x x E E G D | hard | |
| 5 0 5 0 0 5 | 1 – 2 – – 3 | G E D B E D | easy | |
| x 0 7 8 10 7 | – – 1 2 3 1 | x E E G D E | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 0 10 8 10 10 | – – 2 1 3 4 | x E G G D G | medium | |
| 9 0 10 0 10 x | 1 – 2 – 3 – | B E G B D x | easy | |
| 12 0 10 12 10 10 | 2 – 1 3 1 1 | D E G B D G | medium · barre on fret 10 |
The Em7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes E, G, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for Oud – Turkish (DEABEA) 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 |
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Other roots
See Em7 in another tuning
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.