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Em7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
Em7 drop 3 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 4 frets. Drop-3 minor-seventh recipe: b3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | E | G | B | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
Em7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: E D G B from the bass
Grip 12-x-12-12-12-x · fret 121st inversion: G E B D from the bass
Grip 3-x-2-4-3-x · frets 2–42nd inversion: B G D E from the bass
Grip 7-x-5-7-5-x · frets 5–7Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B G D E from the bass
Grip 7-x-5-7-5-x · frets 5–73rd inversion: D B E G from the bass
Grip 10-x-9-9-8-x · frets 8–10Em7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: E D G B from the bass
Grip x-7-x-7-8-7 · frets 7–81st inversion: G E B D from the bass
Grip x-10-x-9-12-10 · frets 9–122nd inversion: B G D E from the bass
Grip x-14-x-12-15-12 · frets 12–15Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B G D E from the bass
Grip x-14-x-12-15-12 · frets 12–153rd inversion: D B E G from the bass
Grip x-5-x-4-5-3 · frets 3–5More Em7
Scales with Em7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- C major on 3
- D major on 2
- G major on 6
- E minor on 1
- A minor on 5
- B minor on 4
- D Dorian on 2
- E Dorian on 1
- A Dorian on 5
- E Phrygian on 1
- F♯ Phrygian on ♭7
- B Phrygian on 4
- C Lydian on 3
- F Lydian on 7
- G Lydian on 6
- D Mixolydian on 2
- G Mixolydian on 6
- A Mixolydian on 5
- C♯ Locrian on ♭3
- F♯ Locrian on ♭7
- B Locrian on 4
- B harmonic minor on 4
- D melodic minor on 2
- G major pentatonic on 6
- E minor pentatonic on 1
- E blues on 1
- C bebop dominant on 3
- D bebop dominant on 2
- G bebop dominant on 6
- A bebop dominant on 5
- C♯ altered on ♭3
- G Lydian dominant on 6
- F♯ Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half on 2
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ 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 (Em7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in E minor (Em7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in D (Em7 as ii)
- I–vi–ii–V in G (Em7 as vi)
Drop 3 m7 in every key
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