How to Play Em7 on Piano

The E Minor 7th chord sounds mellow and unhurried. It stacks 4 notes: E – G – B – D.

A minor triad plus a flattened seventh. It carries far less tension than a dominant seventh, which is why it can sit still for bars at a time.

Notes in Em7

NoteIntervalFinger
EE4Root1
GG4Minor 3rd2
BB4Perfect 5th3
DD5Minor 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on E. Use finger 2 on G, finger 3 on B, and finger 5 on D.

Where it sits

Every note of this chord is a white key, which makes it one of the easier shapes to find without looking.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Minor 7th Chords

Cm7
C – Eb – G – Bb
C#m7
C# – E – G# – B
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Ebm7
Eb – Gb – Bb – Db
Fm7
F – Ab – C – Eb
F#m7
F# – A – C# – E
Gm7
G – Bb – D – F
G#m7
G# – B – D# – F#
Am7
A – C – E – G
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab
Bm7
B – D – F# – A

Other E Chords

E6
E – G# – B – C#
E7
E – G# – B – D
E9
E – G# – B – D – F#
E
E – G# – B
Em
E – G – B
Emaj7
E – G# – B – D#
Edim
E – G – Bb
Eaug
E – G# – B#
Esus2
E – F# – B
Esus4
E – A – B
Edim7
E – G – Bb – Db
Em6
E – G – B – C#
Eadd9
E – G# – B – F#