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E Minor 7 Chord · Guitar
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Find every available note across the first 12 frets.
Notes
E · G · B · D
Root: E
Intervals
1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
How it is built
This chord starts on E and applies the intervals 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7. The result contains 4 distinct pitch classes per octave.
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Guide and musical context
About E Minor 7 Guitar Chord
E Minor 7 Guitar chord contains E, G, B, D. Its sound is relaxed, dark and less tense than a dominant seventh.
Character and sound
Relaxed, dark and less tense than a dominant seventh.
Musical context and history
The minor seventh combines a minor triad and minor seventh. It is essential vocabulary in jazz, soul, funk, R&B and ii–V–I progressions.
How and where it is used
It works as ii in major keys, as a colored minor tonic or within modal progressions.
On guitar, the same pitch collection can appear in several fretboard positions. Favor comfortable fingerings, guide tones and open strings when useful; the map shows all available positions across the first twelve frets. Everything you see and hear on this page comes from the same note set shown above.
Harmonic and musical relationships
The E minor harmony can be compared with its parallel major, which keeps the same root, and its relative major at G. The dominant a fifth above, B, is another important reference.
The formula on this page is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7 and, from E, produces the notes E · G · B · D.
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the E Minor 7 Guitar chord?
The notes are E, G, B, D.
What is its interval formula?
The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7.
How does it sound and what is it used for?
Relaxed, dark and less tense than a dominant seventh. It works as ii in major keys, as a colored minor tonic or within modal progressions.
How can I check it on Guitar?
Use the interactive diagram on this page and press Play or Note by note. The highlighted positions, written notes and playback all use the same pitch collection.