EmMaj7

— About this chord

EmMaj7 (E minor major seventh) is a haunting, bittersweet chord that blends minor-key darkness with a major seventh's unresolved shimmer. A favorite in jazz-noir and film scoring for suspense and longing (think Bernard Herrmann's string writing), it also colors sophisticated jazz ballads and bossa nova. On guitar it sits comfortably in open position, with movable barre grips available higher up the neck for chromatic voice-leading. Functionally it often serves as a i chord in minor-key jazz, gliding chromatically toward Im7 or resolving with a descending bassline. Also searched as Em/maj7, E minor/major 7, EmM7.