E Major Chord (Emaj) & E Major 7th (Emaj7) on Piano & Guitar

A piano keyboard reference for the E Major chord, abbreviated as Emaj or EM.

The E Major triad consists of the notes E, G♯ and B. The 2 inversions to the E Major triad are G♯ B E and B E G♯.

The E Major 7th chord, abbreviated as Emaj7 or EM7, has the notes E, G♯, B and D♯. The 3 inversions to the E Major 7th chord are G♯ B D♯ E, B D♯ E G♯ and D♯ E G♯ B.

The intervals of the E Major chord are the root (E) , major third (G♯) and perfect fifth (B). With the E Major 7th chord, there's an additional major seventh (D♯).

🎸 You can also jump to guitar chord diagrams for the E Major and E Major7th chords in common positions on the guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.

The E Major chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:

The I chord in the key of E major
The V chord in the key of A major
The IV chord in the key of B major
The III chord in the key of C♯ minor
The VII chord in the key of F♯ minor
The VI chord in the key of G♯ minor

E Major Chord on Piano

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⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.

E Major chord

notes: E G♯ B

E
G^♯
B

E Major 1st inversion

notes: G♯ B E

G^♯
B
E

E Major 2nd inversion

notes: B E G♯

B
E
G^♯

E Major 7th chord

notes: E G♯ B D♯

E
G^♯
B
D^♯

E Major 7th 1st inversion

notes: G♯ B D♯ E

G^♯
B
D^♯
E

E Major 7th 2nd inversion

notes: B D♯ E G♯

B
D^♯
E
G^♯

E Major 7th 3rd inversion

notes: D♯ E G♯ B

D^♯
E
G^♯
B

🎸 E Major Chord Guitar Diagrams

Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the E Major chord and the E Major 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.

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E Major 7th Guitar Chords

1 Index finger

2 Middle finger

3 Ring finger

4 Pinky

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Piano Samples

The piano samples used for this E Major chord reference are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

The E Major chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:

E Major Chord on Piano

E Major chord

E Major 1st inversion

E Major 2nd inversion

E Major 7th chord

E Major 7th 1st inversion

E Major 7th 2nd inversion

E Major 7th 3rd inversion

🎸 E Major Chord Guitar Diagrams

E Major 7th Guitar Chords

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