Banjo Em7 chord (Open G)E minor seventh on the 5-string banjo: 2 0 0 0, and 6 more shapes

Em7 chord chart for 5-string banjo in Open G tuning: 2 0 0 0, open position, with the short 5th string marked — Em7 (E minor seventh) on the 5-string banjo, Open G: 2 0 0 0, string 4 to string 1. Fingers are numbered on the dots; copper marks the root; the green ring on the left is the 5th string, solid when it’s in the chord.

Frets, string 4 to string 1: 2 0 0 0 (open position)

String 4 (D): 2nd fret, index finger, E
String 3 (G): open, G
String 2 (B): open, B
String 1 (D): open, D
String 5, the short g: open, G, in the chord

Sounds: E G B D · Em7 is E, G, B, D (1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7)

The 5th string: the short g is the minor 3rd of Em7, so let it ring.

Open G tuning: gDGBD, the short 5th string first, then strings 4 to 1.

Hear it in the app ›

The app starts in open G, so it opens on these shapes.

More Em7 shapes

0 0 0 2
open
2 0 3 0
open · no 5th
2 4 3 2
at the nut · 5th string completes it
0 4 5 5
open
0 9 8 9
8fr
14 12 0 12
12fr

Other E chords in Open G

E Em E7Em7Emaj7 E6 Esus4 Esus2 Edim Eaug

Other minor seventh chords

Gm7 Am7 Dm7 Cm7 Bm7Em7Fm7 B♭m7

Em7 in other tunings

Double C Sawmill Open D C Tuning

All Open G banjo chords · Printable chart (PDF) · How to tune · The app