E chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:E · G# · B

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 4 1 4 0	– 2 3 1 4 –	x B E G# E E	medium
3 2 4 4 x x	2 1 3 4 – –	G# B E B x x	medium
3 x 4 4 4 x	1 – 2 3 4 –	G# x E B E x	hard
x x 4 4 4 4	– – 1 1 1 1	x x E B E G#	easy · barre on fret 4
6 7 8 x x x	1 2 3 – – –	B E G# x x x	medium
x 7 8 9 8 7	– 1 2 4 3 1	x E G# E G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
11 x 8 9 11 0	3 – 1 2 4 –	E x G# E B E	hard
11 11 11 9 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	E G# B E x x	medium
11 11 11 x x x	1 1 1 – – –	E G# B x x x	easy · barre on fret 11
3 x 4 4 4 0	1 – 2 3 4 –	G# x E B E E	hard
3 2 4 x x x	2 1 3 – – –	G# B E x x x	medium
3 x 4 4 x x	1 – 2 3 – –	G# x E B x x	easy
x 7 4 4 4 4	– 2 1 1 1 1	x E E B E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
6 7 8 9 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	B E G# E x x	medium
x x x 9 8 7	– – – 3 2 1	x x x E G# B	medium
11 x 11 9 8 0	3 – 4 2 1 –	E x B E G# E	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The E chord (Major) is built from the notes E, G#, B. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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

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

More E chords

Em E7 E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

C C#D D#F F#G G#A A#B

See E 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.