Emaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Emaj7

Major 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Emaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
4 1 1 4 3 1	3 1 1 4 2 1	E G# D# B D# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 2 4 3 6	– – 1 3 2 4	x x E B D# G#	hard
4 x 6 4 3 x	2 – 4 3 1 –	E x G# B D# x	hard
4 4 6 8 4 6	1 1 2 4 1 3	E B G# D# E G#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 8 6	– 4 1 2 3 1	x E G# D# G# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 9 8 8 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x E B D# G# x	medium
4 1 1 4 4 1	2 1 1 3 4 1	E G# D# B E D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 2 x 3 6	– – 1 – 2 3	x x E x D# G#	hard
4 4 6 x 3 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	E B G# x D# x	hard
4 8 6 4 4 6	1 4 2 1 1 3	E D# G# B E G#	hard · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 8 8 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x E G# D# G# x	medium
x 9 x 8 8 9	– 3 – 1 2 4	x E x D# G# B	hard
4 4 1 1 3 1	3 4 1 1 2 1	E B D# G# D# D#	medium · barre on fret 1
x x 6 4 3 2	– – 4 3 2 1	x x G# B D# E	hard
4 x x 4 3 6	2 – – 3 1 4	E x x B D# G#	hard
4 4 6 8 4 x	1 1 2 3 1 –	E B G# D# E x	hard · barre on fret 4

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 – Orkney 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.