Chord guide

Emaj7 chord on guitar (E major seventh)

The Emaj7 chord is the notes E, G#, B and D#. The usual shape is an open chord: 0 2 1 1 0 0, from the low E string to the high E. Strum it below, tap a string to hear its note, or open it on the full guitar and play it yourself.

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How to play Emaj7

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

Emaj7

Your ring finger on the A string at the 2nd fret.
Your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret.
Your middle finger on the G string at the 1st fret.
Let the low E, B and high E strings ring open.

Emaj7 up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

Emaj7 (up the neck)

Play it as x 7 9 8 9 7, a barre at the 7th fret. Pick the Up the neck shape above to hear it.

Lay your index finger flat across the A to the high E string at the 7th fret.
Your ring finger on the D string at the 9th fret.
Your middle finger on the G string at the 8th fret.
Your little finger on the B string at the 9th fret.
Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Chords that go with Emaj7

The chords of E major: they sit next to Emaj7 in songs, so they sound right before and after it.

Songs with Emaj7

Yellow (Coldplay)

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs that use them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.