Emaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj7

Major 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D#

easybarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 0 2 2 2	– – – 1 1 1	E B E B D# G#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 5 4 2 2 2	– 3 2 1 1 1	x E G# B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 5 4 6 3 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x E G# D# E x	medium
0 4 4 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	E D# G# x x x	easy
0 5 7 6 7 5	– 1 3 2 4 1	E E B D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 7 6 7 x	– – 2 1 3 –	E B B D# G# x	easy
0 9 7 7 7 9	– 2 1 1 1 3	E G# B E G# D#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 11 11 10 9	– 1 3 4 2 1	E G# D# G# B D#	medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 11 11 10 10	– – 3 4 1 2	E B D# G# B E	medium
12 12 11 11 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	E B D# G# x x	medium
x x 0 2 2 2	– – – 1 1 1	x x E B D# G#	easy · barre on fret 2
x 5 4 2 2 x	– 4 3 1 2 –	x E G# B D# x	medium
x x 4 6 3 5	– – 2 4 1 3	x x G# D# E B	medium
0 0 4 6 7 5	– – 1 3 4 2	E B G# D# G# B	medium
x 5 7 6 7 5	– 1 3 2 4 1	x E B D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 6 7 x	– – – 1 2 –	E B E D# G# x	easy

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Emaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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 Emaj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
5	7	B
7	11	D#

More E chords

E Em E7 E°E+E9 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 G#maj7 Amaj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See Emaj7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the Emaj7 chord?

Emaj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes E, G#, B, D#.

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.