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E minor major seventh (Em(7M)) chord on guitar

Notes
EGBD♯
Formula
1♭357

How to play Em(7M) on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · 1st position

    Em(7M) chord on guitar, shape 1: first position, with open strings, notes E, G, B, D#

  2. Shape 2 · fret 2

    Em(7M) chord on guitar, shape 2: from fret 2, notes E, G, B, D#

  3. Shape 3 · fret 4 · barre

    Em(7M) chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 4, notes E, G, B, D#

  4. Shape 4 · fret 7 · barre

    Em(7M) chord on guitar, shape 4: barre at fret 7, notes E, G, B, D#

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (E). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Em(7M) inversions on guitar

The same Em(7M) with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Em(7M)/G

    E minor major seventh, Em(7M)/G, 321000Em(7M)/G321GBD♯GBEmetronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (G) in the bass1st inversion · Em(7M)/G

    E minor major seventh, Em(7M)/G, 32244xEm(7M)/G21134GBEBD♯metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (B) in the bass2nd inversion · Em(7M)/B

    E minor major seventh, Em(7M)/B, x21000Em(7M)/B21BD♯GBEmetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (B) in the bass2nd inversion · Em(7M)/B

    E minor major seventh, Em(7M)/B, x22443Em(7M)/B11342BEBD♯Gmetronotuner.com

  5. 7th (D♯) in the bass3rd inversion · Em(7M)/D#

    E minor major seventh, Em(7M)/D#, xx1000Em(7M)/D♯1D♯GBEmetronotuner.com

  6. 7th (D♯) in the bass3rd inversion · Em(7M)/D#

    E minor major seventh, Em(7M)/D#, x6545xEm(7M)/D♯44213D♯GBEmetronotuner.com

Jazz voicings

About the minor major seventh chord

A minor chord with a major seventh: tense and mysterious, the spy-movie cliché. It often shows up in a chromatic descent over the minor chord (Am → Am(maj7) → Am7 → Am6), widely used in ballads.

Notes and intervals of Em(7M)

Em(7M) (E minor major seventh) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • E · 1 · root
  • G · ♭3 · minor third
  • B · 5 · perfect fifth
  • D♯ · 7 · major seventh

Other E chords

Minor major seventh: other roots

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Em(7M) chord on guitar?

Em(7M) (E minor major seventh) has 4 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Em(7M)?

The notes of Em(7M) are E, G, B, D♯. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7: root, minor third, perfect fifth, major seventh.

What does Em(7M) mean?

Em(7M) is the chord symbol for E minor major seventh. A minor chord with a major seventh: tense and mysterious, the spy-movie cliché. It often shows up in a chromatic descent over the minor chord (Am → Am(maj7) → Am7 → Am6), widely used in ballads.

Can I play Em(7M) on other instruments?

Yes. Em(7M) also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Em(7M) on other instruments

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