E minor Chord (Em) & E minor 7th (Em7) on Piano & Guitar

A piano keyboard reference for the E minor chord, abbreviated as Em or Emin.

The E minor triad consists of the notes E, G and B. The 2 inversions to the E minor triad are G B E and B E G.

The E minor 7th chord, abbreviated as Em7 or Emin7, has the notes E, G, B and D. The 3 inversions to the E minor 7th chord are G B D E, B D E G and D E G B.

The intervals of the E minor chord are the root (E) , minor third (G) and perfect fifth (B). With the E minor 7th chord, there's an additional minor seventh (D).

🎸 You can also jump to guitar chord diagrams for the E minor and E minor7th chords in common positions on the guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.

The E minor chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:

The i chord in the key of E minor
The iv chord in the key of B minor
The v chord in the key of A minor
The ii chord in the key of D major
The iii chord in the key of C major
The vi chord in the key of G major

E minor Chord on Piano

arpeggiate chords

⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

E minor chord

notes: E G B

E minor 1st inversion

notes: G B E

E minor 2nd inversion

notes: B E G

E minor 7th chord

notes: E G B D

E minor 7th 1st inversion

notes: G B D E

E minor 7th 2nd inversion

notes: B D E G

E minor 7th 3rd inversion

notes: D E G B

🎸 E minor Chord Guitar Diagrams

Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the E minor chord and the E minor 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.

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E minor 7th Guitar Chords

1 Index finger

2 Middle finger

3 Ring finger

4 Pinky

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Piano Samples

The piano samples used for this E minor chord reference are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

The E minor chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:

E minor Chord on Piano

E minor chord

E minor 1st inversion

E minor 2nd inversion

E minor 7th chord

E minor 7th 1st inversion

E minor 7th 2nd inversion

E minor 7th 3rd inversion

🎸 E minor Chord Guitar Diagrams

E minor 7th Guitar Chords

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