Guitar · drop voicings # Em7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar Em7 drop 2 and 4 voices E, G, B, D with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 minor-seventh recipe: 1-5-b3-b7 from the bass. | Note | E | G | B | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## Em7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2 **Root position: E B G D from the bass** Grip 12-14-x-12-15-x · frets 12–15 **1st inversion: G D B E from the bass** Grip 3-5-x-4-5-x · frets 3–5 **2nd inversion: B E D G from the bass** Grip 7-7-x-7-8-x · frets 7–8 **3rd inversion: D G E B from the bass** Grip 10-10-x-9-12-x · frets 9–12 ## Em7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1 **Root position: E B G D from the bass** Grip x-7-9-x-8-10 · frets 7–10 **1st inversion: G D B E from the bass** Grip x-10-12-x-12-12 · frets 10–12 **2nd inversion: B E D G from the bass** Grip x-2-2-x-3-3 · frets 2–3 **3rd inversion: D G E B from the bass** Grip x-5-5-x-5-7 · frets 5–7 ## More Em7 - [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 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) ## Scales with Em7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, 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) ## Drop 2&4 m7 in every key - [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) - [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) - [E♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2-and-4) - Em7 drop 2 and 4 - [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2-and-4) - [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) - [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [Am7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) - [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) - [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Em7 drop 2 and 4 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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