E chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Am

in Open Am (E-A-E-A-C-E) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:E · G# · B

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 2 4 2 4 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	E B G# B E E	medium · barre on fret 2
x 2 4 2 4 4	– 1 2 1 3 4	x B G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 2
0 7 4 7 4 7	– 2 1 3 1 4	E E G# E E B	medium · barre on fret 4
0 7 7 7 8 7	– 1 1 1 2 1	E E B E G# B	easy · barre on fret 7
12 11 12 11 11 12	2 1 3 1 1 4	E G# E G# B E	medium · barre on fret 11
0 2 4 2 4 4	– 1 2 1 3 4	E B G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 2
4 2 4 2 4 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	G# B G# B E x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 7 4 7	– 2 1 3 1 4	x E G# E E B	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 7 7 8 7	– 1 1 1 2 1	x E B E G# B	easy · barre on fret 7
0 11 12 11 11 12	– 1 2 1 1 3	E G# E G# B E	easy · barre on fret 11
0 2 0 2 4 4	– 1 – 2 3 4	E B E B E G#	medium
x 2 4 2 4 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B G# B E x	medium · barre on fret 2
0 x 4 7 4 7	– – 1 2 1 3	E x G# E E B	hard · barre on fret 4
0 7 7 7 8 0	– 1 1 1 2 –	E E B E G# E	easy · barre on fret 7
12 11 12 11 11 0	2 1 3 1 1 –	E G# E G# B E	easy · barre on fret 11
0 2 4 2 4 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	E B G# B E x	medium · barre on fret 2

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 – Open Am 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 Open Am E-A-E-A-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.