E chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Major

Notes:E · G# · B

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E shapes as text

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

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 F 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D 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.