Guitar · arpeggios # Em7 arpeggio on guitar The E minor 7 arpeggio has 4 notes: E, G, B, D. | Note | E | G | B | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## Em7 on the whole neck Every Em7 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". Em7 Note names Em7 Degrees ## Em7 in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a E falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there. Position 1: frets 0–4, 10 notes Position 2: frets 2–5, 9 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 9 notes Position 4: frets 7–10, 10 notes Position 5: frets 9–12, 10 notes ## Em7 voicings - [Em7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) - [Em7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) - [Em7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) ## Scales with Em7 in them Scales on this site that contain Em7 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on. - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) on 3 - [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) on 2 - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) on 6 - [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) on 1 - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) on 5 - [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) on 4 - [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) on 2 - [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) on 1 - [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) on 5 - [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) on 1 - [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) on ♭7 - [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) on 4 - [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) on 3 - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) on 7 - [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) on 6 - [D Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) on 2 - [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) on 6 - [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) on 5 - [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) on ♭3 - [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) on ♭7 - [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) on 4 - [B harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [D melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) on 2 - [G major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [E minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [E blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-blues) on 1 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [C♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-altered) on ♭3 - [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [F♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-whole-half) on 2 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-half-whole) on 1 ## Use it in a progression Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-d) (Em7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-e-minor) (Em7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-d) (Em7 as ii) - [I–vi–ii–V in G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-g) (Em7 as vi) ## Minor 7 arpeggio in every key - [Cm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) - [C♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) - [Dm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) - [E♭m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7) - Em7 - [Fm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) - [F♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) - [Gm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) - [G♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) - [Am7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7) - [B♭m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7) - [Bm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice the Em7 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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