Emaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open Dm

in Open Dm (D-A-D-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as Open D minor, Bentonia

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj7

Major 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj7 shapes as text

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

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 Dm 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 Dm 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.