Emaj Guitar Chords Explained | E Major

Welcome to our tutorial on the E maj chord, a fundamental part of the Major Chords family. The E maj chord is composed of the notes E, G#, and B. It is built using the intervals 1, 3, and 5. In music theory, these intervals are also known as the root, major third, and perfect fifth.

Understanding these intervals is key to mastering the E maj chord and other chords. If you need a refresher on intervals, you can check out our tutorial about fretboard intervals. This tutorial covers how to identify intervals on the guitar fretboard and how they relate to each other.

Our E maj chord tutorial will provide you with chord diagrams and fretboard patterns that show the tones composing the chord. This will help you visualize how the chord is constructed and how to play it on the guitar. If you are keen on learning more about how chords are built by stacking intervals, we have a comprehensive tutorial on guitar music theory.

As you progress in your guitar journey, you might also want to understand how to denote chords depending on the intervals that compose them. For that, our tutorial on how to denote chords will be very useful. And if you are ready to dive deeper into more complex chords, our tutorial on intermediate guitar chords is a great next step.

Finally, if you ever find yourself with a chord shape that you don't know how to name, our guitar chords reverse namer is a handy interactive tool to help you figure it out. Happy strumming!

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If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.

You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.

Position 1
Movable

Position 2
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Position 3
Movable

Position 4
Movable

Position 5
Open

Position 6
Open

Position 7
Open

Position 8
Movable

Position 9
Open

Position 10
Open

Position 11
Barre Movable

Position 12
Barre Movable

Position 13
Open

Position 14
Barre Movable

Position 15
Barre Movable

Position 16
Barre Open

Position 17
Barre Movable

Position 18
Barre Movable

Position 19
Barre Open

Position 20
Barre Movable

Position 21
Barre Movable

You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf