Em7 ukulele chord

The shape

Tap the diagram to hear Em7 strummed on the ukulele. Em7 on ukulele is 0202 (numbers are frets on the g-C-E-A strings, starting from the g string on the left). It sits in the first few frets, comfortable for beginners.

Standard gCEA high-Gtuning (soprano / concert / tenor). Baritone ukulele (DGBE) uses different shapes and isn't covered here yet.

The notes in Em7

Because the uke's high-G string is re-entrant (it's a high note, not a bass), these notes don't stack low-to-high like a guitar — but the chord is the same: E (R), G (♭3), B (5), D (♭7).

What a minor seventh chord is

a minor 7th adds a flat seventh to a minor chord (root, ♭3, 5th, ♭7) — a minor chord with the edges rounded off.

How it's used: The ii, iii and vi of a major key, and the i, iv and v of a minor key. The ii chord in a ii–V–I is almost always a m7.

The sound: Smooth, cool, mellow — minor without the gloom. Where you'll hear it: Jazz, funk, soul, R&B, and the pre-dominant chord in a jazz cadence.

Hear Em7 in a progression

A cool minor vamp: i7–iv7. Played on the ukulele — press play, and drag Key to move it.

Keys that use Em7

Em7 appears naturally in these keys — tap any to see all its chords:

Other E ukulele chords

minor seventh ukulele chords on other roots

Play guitar too? See Em7 on guitar.

Chords and their spellings are shared facts of music theory. Every diagram and sound is generated by ThunderFret's own engine — no tabs, lyrics or recordings are reproduced.