Em7 is a minor seventh, spelled E, G, B and D. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 020000, which sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 5 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 15.
Notes and intervals
Note
E
G
B
D
Interval
1P
3m
5P
7m
12 ways to play it
Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.
020000sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 5 strings ring open050000sits at fret 5, needs no stretch at all and lets 5 strings ring open055400sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open070000sits at fret 7, needs no stretch at all and lets 5 strings ring open050003sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets and lets 4 strings ring openxx0000is played entirely on open strings, needs no stretch at all, lets 4 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings0100000sits at fret 10, needs no stretch at all and lets 5 strings ring open0100900sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret and lets 4 strings ring open01090810sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open0140000sits at fret 14, needs no stretch at all and lets 5 strings ring open01400012sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and lets 4 strings ring openxx00150sits at fret 15, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Keys Em7 belongs to
Em7 is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.