E chord on Balalaika – Minor (GBD)

in Minor (GBD) tuning

○12G#BE
E
Major
Notes:E · G# · B
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 0 21 – 2G# B Eeasy
4 5 61 2 3B E G#medium
9 0 62 – 1E B G#medium
9 9 91 1 1E G# Beasy · barre on fret 9

The E chord (Major) is built from the notes E, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for Balalaika – Minor (GBD) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the E chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
57B

More E chords

Other roots

See E in another tuning

What notes make up the E chord?

E is a Major chord built from the notes E, G#, B.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.