Guitar chord · Major
E chord (E Major)
Bright, stable, and strong fundamental major triad.
Notes EG#B
Formula 1 3 5
Shapes 5 on this page
E chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, E.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Questions
- What notes are in a E chord?
- E is E, G#, B: the 1, 3, 5 of E.
- How do you play E on guitar?
- Open C / C-Shape: x 7 6 4 5 4; Open A / A-Shape: x 7 9 9 9 7; Open G / G-Shape: 12 11 9 9 9 12 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).