Chords in the key of E minor on guitar
The key of E minor has seven diatonic chords: EmEmEmEm, F#°, G, Am, BmBmBmBm, C and D. As sevenths: Em7Em7Em7Em7, F#m7b5, Gmaj7Gmaj7Gmaj7Gmaj7, Am7Am7Am7Am7, Bm7Bm7Bm7Bm7, Cmaj7Cmaj7Cmaj7Cmaj7 and D7D7D7D7. They come from the E natural minor scale, E, F#, G, A, B, C and D, one on each note. On guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has E in the bass.
On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.
Seventh chords in E minor on guitar
These are the chords of the natural minor scale. In practice the v often becomes V (major) or V7, borrowed from the harmonic minor, to create the leading tone that pulls back to the tonic.