Mandolin Em7 chordE minor seventh: 0 0 2 0, and 4 more shapes

Em7 chord chart for mandolin in GDAE tuning: 0 0 2 0, open position
Em7 (E minor seventh) on the mandolin, GDAE: 0 0 2 0, low course to high (Em7/G). Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 0 0 2 0 (open position) · Em7/G

  1. G course: open, G
  2. D course: open, D
  3. A course: 2nd fret, index finger, B
  4. E course: open, E

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

Open courses that ring: G, D and E are notes of Em7, so they can drone under it.

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high.

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More Em7 shapes

  1. 2fr3142BEDG4 2 5 3
    2fr · Em7/B
  2. 122BGDE4 5 5 0
    open · Em7/B
  3. 7fr11GDEB0 0 7 7
    7fr · Em7/G
  4. 9fr1123EBGD9 9 10 10
    9fr

Other E chords, Mandolin GDAE

EEmE7Em7E5Esus2Esus4Emaj7Eadd9

Other minor seventh chords

Dm7Gm7Am7Em7Bm7Cm7Fm7F♯m7

Em7 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, GDAEIrish bouzouki, ADAD

All Mandolin GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app