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E major (E) Guitar Chord

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E Chord Chart

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O
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E
B
E
G#
B
E

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This version of the E chord is played using the D shape at the 4th fret.

E Chord Chart

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X
X

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B
E
G#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This is the E Major barre chord using the A shape at the 7th fret.

E Chord Chart

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E
B
E
G#
B

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This E major barre chord features a barre performed by the third finger.

E Chord Chart

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X

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E
B
E
G#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This "open" E major voicing omits the B and E strings.

E Chord Chart

O

X
X

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E
B
E
G#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This is an E barre chord played using the C shape on the 4th fret.

E Chord Chart

X

45678

E
G#
B
E
G#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This is an E major chord played on the 12th fret using the E shape barre chord.

E Chord Chart

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E
B
E
G#
B
E

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This E major triad features the fifth of the chord (B) in the bass.

E Chord Chart

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X

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B
E
G#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This is an E Major chord. This chord is based on the E barre chord played using the A shape.

E Chord Chart

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X
X

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E
G#
B

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for E major is commonly used in blues music.

E Chord Chart

X
X

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B
E
G#
E

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This fourth position barre chord voicing for E major is played in C Wahine tuning (C, G, D, G, B, D).

E Chord Chart

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E
B
G#
B
E
G#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This ninth position barre chord voicing for E major is played in C Wahine tuning (C, G, D, G, B, D).

E Chord Chart

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910111213

E
B
E
G#
B

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for E major is played in drop D tuning.

E Chord Chart

O
O

12345

E
B
E
G#
B
E

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

This voicing for E major is based on the visual shape of the "open" D major chord.

E Chord Chart

X
X

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E
B
E
G#

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

The two lowest strings are omitted from this voicing of an "open" E major chord.

E Chord Chart

X
X

O
O

12345

E
G#
B
E

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"0" indicates that the open string should be played.

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