Em7 - E Minor 7 Ukulele Chord

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Chord C C Major Standard GCEA Tuning · Frets: 0202

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Em7 - E Minor 7 Ukulele Chord

The E Minor 7 chord on ukulele uses fret positions 0202 in standard GCEA tuning. This chord is a minor seventh chord with a difficulty rating of Easy.

Other chords in the E chord family:

Em7 E E7 Em Edim Eaug E6 Emaj7 E9

Standard ukulele tuning: G-C-E-A. Visit the UkeChords Homepage for the full directory and enable JavaScript for the interactive chord diagram viewer.

Quick Facts about Em7

Tuning

G-C-E-A (GCEA)

Difficulty

Easy

Often played with

G Am D

How to Play Em7 Ukulele Chord

To play the Em7 (also known as E Minor 7) on your ukulele, place your fingers on the fretboard as follows:

Let the G-string (4th string) ring open.
Place your Index finger (finger 1) on the fret 2 of the C-string (3rd string).
Let the E-string (2nd string) ring open.
Place your Middle finger (finger 2) on the fret 2 of the A-string (1st string).

The fret notation for this chord shape is 0202, which represents the frets played from the 4th string (G) to the 1st string (A).

Music Theory: Notes in the Em7 Chord

A E Minor 7 is a minor seventh chord. The notes played on each string from G to A are:

G String (4th): Note: G (Fret 0)
C String (3rd): Note: D (Fret 2)
E String (2nd): Note: E (Fret 0)
A String (1st): Note: B (Fret 2)

Altogether, these strings produce the unique notes: G, D, E, B.

Other E Family Chords

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