Sevenths
E minor-major 7th chord
Mysterious and cinematic — think spy-movie themes.
- Notes
- EGBD♯
- Formula
- 1♭357
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
How to play Em(maj7)
About the E minor-major 7th chord
Playing it
On guitar, Em(maj7) is one of the friendlier shapes: 021000 needs just two fingers and lets the open strings ring.
On piano, Em(maj7) has one black key (D♯) and three white keys.
On ukulele the usual Em(maj7) shape is 0302, using two fingers.
