Emaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A

in Open A (E-A-C#-E-A-E) tuning · Also known as Spanish A

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj7

Major 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D#

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 2 4 2 0	– 1 1 2 1 –	E B D# G# B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 3 4 6 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x B E G# D# x	hard
x x 3 4 6 4	– – 1 2 4 3	x x E G# D# G#	medium
0 6 7 4 6 4	– 2 4 1 3 1	E D# G# G# D# G#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 6 7 7 6 7	– 1 2 3 1 4	E D# G# B D# B	medium · barre on fret 6
0 7 7 7 7 11	– 1 1 1 1 2	E E G# B E D#	hard · barre on fret 7
0 11 10 0 11 11	– 2 1 – 3 4	E G# B E G# D#	medium
x x x 0 11 11	– – – – 1 2	x x x E G# D#	easy
0 2 2 4 2 4	– 1 1 2 1 3	E B D# G# B G#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 6 3 4 2 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x D# E G# B x	hard
x x 3 4 6 7	– – 1 2 3 4	x x E G# D# B	hard
0 6 7 4 7 4	– 2 3 1 4 1	E D# G# G# E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 6 7 7 6 0	– 1 2 3 1 –	E D# G# B D# E	easy · barre on fret 6
0 7 7 7 11 11	– 1 1 1 2 3	E E G# B G# D#	hard · barre on fret 7
0 11 10 11 11 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	E G# B D# G# E	medium
x x x 12 11 11	– – – 3 1 2	x x x E G# D#	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 – Open A 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D Open A E-A-C#-E-A-E 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.