Em7 chord

The Em7 chord (minor 7th): notes E G B D, degrees 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7. Guitar shapes: 020000, xx2433, x75757, x79787.

• Notes: E G B D
• Degrees: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7
• Shapes: 020000, xx2433, x75757, x79787

A chord is the root plus degrees above it, most often stacked in thirds. Major and minor differ only in the lower third: a major third (M3) sounds bright, a minor third (m3) sounds sad. Pick a chord and a root to see its degrees and intervals, and its shapes.

m — minor, M — major, P — perfect, A — augmented interval; the number is the degree count. m3 is 3 semitones, M3 is 4, P5 is 7

C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B

E Em E5 E7 Em7 Emaj7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 E6 Em6 E9 Edim Edim7 Em7♭5 Eaug