8-string · Standard
E minor major seventh · Open position
Em(maj7) 8-string guitar chord
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How to play Em(maj7) on 8-string guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret. Let the low E, G, high B and high E strings ring open. Don’t play the F♯ and low B strings.
From the F♯ string x x 0 2 1 0 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Em(maj7)?
Em(maj7), E minor major seventh, is E, G, B and D♯: the root (E), the minor third (G), the perfect fifth (B) and the major seventh (D♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5 7.
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