Emaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj7

Major 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 x 3 3 2 x	4 – 2 3 1 –	E x D# G# B x	hard
4 3 3 3 x x	2 1 1 1 – –	E G# D# G# x x	easy · barre on fret 3
4 x 8 6 6 x	1 – 4 2 3 –	E x G# B D# x	hard
x 6 8 6 7 10	– 1 3 1 2 4	x B G# B E D#	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 10 7 x	– 4 2 3 1 –	x E G# D# E x	hard
x 11 8 10 11 x	– 3 1 2 4 –	x E G# D# G# x	medium
x 11 11 10 11 10	– 2 3 1 4 1	x E B D# G# D#	medium · barre on fret 10
4 3 3 x 2 x	4 2 3 – 1 –	E G# D# x B x	hard
4 3 3 3 6 6	2 1 1 1 3 4	E G# D# G# D# B	medium · barre on fret 3
4 6 8 x 6 x	1 2 4 – 3 –	E B G# x D# x	hard
x 6 8 10 7 6	– 1 3 4 2 1	x B G# D# E B	hard · barre on fret 6
x 11 8 x 7 10	– 4 2 – 1 3	x E G# x E D#	hard
x 11 8 10 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x E G# D# x x	medium
x 11 11 10 11 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x E B D# G# x	medium
4 x 3 x 2 3	4 – 2 – 1 3	E x D# x B G#	hard
4 3 3 6 6 3	2 1 1 3 4 1	E G# D# B D# G#	medium · barre on fret 3

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 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 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 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 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.