Four String Bass · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 3

Em7E Minor 7th

G♯Root
Btone
D♯tone
F♯tone

Formula 3 · 5 · 7 · 2  ·  Notes G♯ · B · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

Em7 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Minor 7th guitar chord — 10th position (10 12 10 10) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 3
Read it as tab

Em7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Minor 7th guitar tab — 10th position (10 12 10 10) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭) · Capo 3
Sound

How Em7 sounds

Consonance
4/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
mellowsoulfulsmooth
Genres
jazzsoulr&b
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · B · D♯ · F♯
Formula (scale degrees)3 · 5 · 7 · 2
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StandardDrop DD StandardHalf-Step Down

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