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:
E Major Chord on Piano
⌨️ 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.
E Major 7th Guitar Chords
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Major Chords
CmajC♯majD♭majDmajD♯majE♭majFmajF♯majG♭majGmajG♯majA♭majAmajA♯majB♭majBmajMinor Chords
Cmin C♯min D♭minDminD♯minE♭minEminFminF♯minG♭minGminG♯minA♭minAminA♯minB♭minBminDiminished Chords
Cdim C♯dimDdimD♯dimE♭dimEdimFdimF♯dimGdimG♯dimAdimA♯dimB♭dimBdimAugmented Chords
Caug C♯aug D♭augDaugD♯augE♭augEaugFaugF♯augG♭augGaugG♯augA♭augAaugA♯augB♭augBaugDominant 7th and 9th Chords
C7D7E7F7G7A7B7 C♯7E♭7F♯7A♭7B♭7C9D9E9F9G9A9B9 C♯9E♭9F♯9A♭9B♭9Suspended Chords
CsusDsusEsusFsusGsusAsusBsus C♯susD♯susF♯susG♯susA♯susPiano 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.
