Chord shown in brackets above music score
In the image below, what do the brackets around the chord Em mean?
Looking at the piano part, the notes played are G Bb D and F. Which I believe is a Gm7.
The guitar tab at the top shows an Gm:
Shouldn't this be a Gm7 to include the high F?
What is the relevance of the Em in brackets?
The guitar chord shown is an Em (I believe). Why is this? There are no E notes in the piano score.
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It's not 100% clear, but I'd say that you either use a capo at 3rd fret, and play an Em chord shape, which results in a Gm, or you play Gm with a barre at the 3rd fret. Indeed it could have been explained better...
There may well be an instruction at the top saying capo the 3rd fret. Then you can play the (simple) open chords to accompany the song. Actually Em7 would be even more simple!
The other explanation may be that there is a part for a transposing instrument, which would play to provide a key a m3 away, and the bracketed chord would be in tune with that.
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