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:
E minor Chord on Piano
⌨️ 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
- G
- B
E minor 1st inversion
notes: G B E
- G
- B
- E
E minor 2nd inversion
notes: B E G
- B
- E
- G
E minor 7th chord
notes: E G B D
- E
- G
- B
- D
E minor 7th 1st inversion
notes: G B D E
- G
- B
- D
- E
E minor 7th 2nd inversion
notes: B D E G
- B
- D
- E
- G
E minor 7th 3rd inversion
notes: D E G B
- 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.
E minor 7th Guitar Chords
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Major Chords
CmajC♯majD♭majDmajD♯majE♭majEmajFmajF♯majG♭majGmajG♯majA♭majAmajA♯majB♭majBmajMinor Chords
Cmin C♯min D♭minDminD♯minE♭minFminF♯minG♭minGminG♯minA♭minAminA♯minB♭minBminDiminished Chords
Cdim C♯dimDdimD♯dimE♭dimEdimFdimF♯dimGdimG♯dimAdimA♯dimB♭dimBdimAugmented Chords
Caug C♯aug D♭augDaugD♯augE♭augEaugFaugF♯augG♭augGaugG♯augA♭augAaugA♯augB♭augBaugDominant 7th and 9th Chords
C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7E♭7F♯7A♭7B♭7C9D9E9F9G9A9B9 C♯9E♭9F♯9A♭9B♭9Suspended Chords
CsusDsusEsusFsusGsusAsusBsus C♯susD♯susF♯susG♯susA♯susPiano 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.
