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E major guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
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About the chord
E major guitar chord
The E major major chord, built from the root (E major), major third G♯, and perfect fifth B, delivers a bright, harmonious sound that feels resolved and complete. Its balanced structure makes it the foundation of Western harmony, widely used across all genres to convey joy, strength, and stability.
Root note: E
Quality: major
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 199
Chord tones
EG♯B
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
E Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
G♯ Major Third 3
This note defines the chord's major quality and brings brightness to the sound.
B Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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