Emaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open E

in Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E) tuning · Also known as Vestapol, Slide E

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj7

Major 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D#

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Fingerings (16)

Emaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
0 0 0 3 4 4	– – – 1 2 3	E B E B D# G#	easy
x 5 4 3 4 x	– 4 2 1 3 –	x E G# B D# x	medium
0 0 0 0 4 4	– – – – 1 2	E B E G# D# G#	easy
0 5 0 7 9 7	– 1 – 2 4 3	E E E D# G# B	hard
0 9 7 7 9 7	– 2 1 1 3 1	E G# B D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 0 11 8 9 11	– – 3 1 2 4	E B D# E G# D#	medium
0 9 11 12 9 11	– 1 2 4 1 3	E G# D# G# G# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
0 12 11 12 12 11	– 2 1 3 4 1	E B D# G# B D#	medium · barre on fret 11
0 0 4 3 4 0	– – 2 1 3 –	E B G# B D# E	easy
x 5 x 3 4 4	– 4 – 1 2 3	x E x B D# G#	hard
0 0 4 0 4 0	– – 1 – 2 –	E B G# G# D# E	easy
0 5 7 7 9 0	– 1 2 3 4 –	E E B D# G# E	hard
0 0 7 7 9 7	– – 1 1 2 1	E B B D# G# B	medium · barre on fret 7
0 9 11 8 0 11	– 2 3 1 – 4	E G# D# E B D#	medium
0 9 11 12 9 12	– 1 2 3 1 4	E G# D# G# G# E	medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 11 12 12 11	– – 1 2 3 1	E B D# G# B D#	easy · barre on fret 11

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 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open E E-B-E-G#-B-E 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.