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E Major-family Chords

Major seventh and the colours stacked on top of it. These are the chords that sound settled and bright rather than restless.

9 chord types · 131 playable voicings · frets 1–14 · 116 use an open string

116 of the 131 shapes below let at least one string ring open, which usually makes them easier to hold and fuller to hear than the barred equivalents. The rest are movable grips. In the keys you are most likely to meet them, these chords sit as the I of E, the IV of A, and the V of B.

Jump to: Emaj7 · Eadd9 · E6 · Emaj9 · Emaj11 · Emaj13 · E6/9 · Emaj7add11 · Emaj7add13

Emaj7

EG#BEb
20 shapes · open & play
O
O
O
2
1
1
O
X
O
O
1
1
O
1
1
2
3
4
X
X
1
2
3
4
O
O
O
4
3
4
1
O
O
4
3
4
1
1
O
4
3
4
1
1
1
O
4
3
4
1
2
1
O
O
4
3
4
1
2
O
O
4
3
4
1
2
X
4
4
3
1
1
1
O
O
O
6
1
1
3
O
O
O
6
1
1
4
O
O
O
6
2
1
3
O
O
6
1
1
3
2
O
7
1
3
2
4
1
X
O
7
1
3
2
4
O
X
9
1
1
1
3
O
O
O
11
1
3
4
12
1
4
2
3
1
1

Emaj7 turns up as the I, IV, VI, III chord across 4 keys: I of E major, IV of B major, VI of G# minor, III of C# minor.

Progressions that actually use it: ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 (E major), Imaj7 – vi7 – ii7 – V7 (E major), vi7 – ii7 – V7 – Imaj7 (E major), i7 – VImaj7 – IIImaj7 – VII7 (G# minor).

Fret and finger numbers for Emaj7
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 2 1 1 0 0– 2 1 1 – –
0 X 1 1 0 0– – 1 1 – –
0 2 2 4 4 4– 1 1 2 3 4
X X 2 4 4 4– – 1 2 3 4
0 6 6 4 0 0– 3 4 1 – –
0 6 6 4 4 0– 3 4 1 1 –
0 6 6 4 4 4– 3 4 1 1 1
0 6 6 4 5 4– 3 4 1 2 1
0 6 6 4 0 4– 3 4 1 – 2
0 6 6 4 5 0– 3 4 1 2 –
X 7 6 4 4 4– 4 3 1 1 1
0 6 6 8 0 0– 1 1 3 – –
0 6 6 9 0 0– 1 1 4 – –
0 7 6 8 0 0– 2 1 3 – –
0 6 6 8 0 7– 1 1 3 – 2
0 7 9 8 9 7– 1 3 2 4 1
X 7 9 8 9 0– 1 3 2 4 –
0 X 9 9 9 11– – 1 1 1 3
0 11 13 13 0 0– 1 3 4 – –
12 14 13 13 12 121 4 2 3 1 1

Eadd9

EG#BF#
15 shapes · open & play
O
O
O
2
4
1
O
X
O
O
4
1
O
O
2
3
1
4
O
O
2
4
1
3
X
X
O
2
1
3
O
X
4
1
1
4
2
X
4
4
1
1
3
2
O
O
9
1
1
1
1
O
O
9
1
1
3
2
O
9
1
1
1
1
4
O
O
9
3
1
4
2
O
O
O
9
3
1
4
X
X
12
3
2
1
4
O
X
X
O
13
1
2
O
X
O
13
2
1
3

Eadd9 turns up as the I, V, IV, VI chord across 6 keys: I of E major, V of A major, IV of B major, VI of G# minor, III of C# minor, VII of F# minor.

Progressions that actually use it: Iadd9 – V – vi7 – IV (E major).

Fret and finger numbers for Eadd9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 2 4 1 0 0– 2 4 1 – –
0 X 4 1 0 0– – 4 1 – –
0 2 2 1 0 2– 2 3 1 – 4
0 2 4 1 0 2– 2 4 1 – 3
X X 2 1 0 2– – 2 1 – 3
0 X 4 4 7 4– – 1 1 4 2
X 7 4 4 5 4– 4 1 1 3 2
0 9 9 9 9 0– 1 1 1 1 –
0 9 9 11 9 0– 1 1 3 2 –
0 9 9 9 9 12– 1 1 1 1 4
0 11 9 11 9 0– 3 1 4 2 –
0 11 9 11 0 0– 3 1 4 – –
X X 14 13 12 14– – 3 2 1 4
0 X X 13 0 14– – – 1 – 2
0 X 14 13 0 14– – 2 1 – 3

E6

EG#BC#
15 shapes · open & play
O
O
2
3
1
4
O
1
1
3
2
4
X
X
1
3
2
4
O
O
O
4
1
3
2
O
O
O
4
1
3
4
O
O
4
1
4
2
3
O
O
4
1
3
4
2
O
4
1
3
1
2
1
O
O
4
1
4
2
3
O
X
O
O
6
1
1
O
O
O
6
2
1
1
O
O
6
2
1
1
3
O
9
3
1
1
1
1
O
O
O
9
3
4
1
X
X
11
2
4
1
3

E6 turns up as the I, V, IV, VI chord across 6 keys: I of E major, V of A major, IV of B major, VI of G# minor, III of C# minor, VII of F# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for E6
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 2 2 1 2 0– 2 3 1 4 –
0 2 2 4 2 4– 1 1 3 2 4
X X 2 4 2 4– – 1 3 2 4
0 4 6 4 0 0– 1 3 2 – –
0 4 6 6 0 0– 1 3 4 – –
0 4 6 4 0 4– 1 4 2 – 3
0 4 6 6 0 4– 1 3 4 – 2
0 4 6 4 5 4– 1 3 1 2 1
0 4 6 4 5 0– 1 4 2 3 –
0 X 6 6 0 0– – 1 1 – –
0 7 6 6 0 0– 2 1 1 – –
0 7 6 6 0 7– 2 1 1 – 3
0 11 9 9 9 9– 3 1 1 1 1
0 11 11 9 0 0– 3 4 1 – –
12 14 11 13 X X2 4 1 3 – –

Emaj9

EG#BEbF#
7 shapes · open & play
O
X
O
1
1
2
O
4
3
1
1
1
1
O
4
4
1
1
1
1
O
6
1
1
4
2
3
O
6
1
1
4
2
3
O
9
1
1
1
1
3
O
O
O
11
1
3
2

Emaj9 turns up as the I, IV, VI, III chord across 4 keys: I of E major, IV of B major, VI of G# minor, III of C# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for Emaj9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 X 1 1 0 2– – 1 1 – 2
0 6 4 4 4 4– 3 1 1 1 1
0 7 4 4 4 4– 4 1 1 1 1
0 6 6 8 7 7– 1 1 4 2 3
0 6 6 9 7 7– 1 1 4 2 3
0 9 9 9 9 11– 1 1 1 1 3
0 11 13 11 0 0– 1 3 2 – –

Emaj11

EG#BEbF#A
15 shapes · open & play
O
O
O
1
1
2
O
O
3
1
4
4
O
1
2
1
3
3
O
O
4
1
1
1
1
O
O
O
6
1
3
2
O
O
6
1
4
2
3
O
O
7
3
1
2
4
O
7
3
1
2
4
1
O
O
9
1
3
2
4
O
O
12
2
3
1
4
O
12
1
2
3
1
4
O
12
1
1
2
3
4
O
O
12
1
2
3
4
O
O
12
1
2
3
4
12
1
1
2
3
1
4

Emaj11 is the I and the III chord of E major and C# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for Emaj11
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 0 1 1 0 2– – 1 1 – 2
0 0 4 2 4 4– – 3 1 4 4
0 2 4 2 4 4– 1 2 1 3 3
0 0 4 4 4 4– – 1 1 1 1
0 0 6 8 7 0– – 1 3 2 –
0 0 6 8 7 7– – 1 4 2 3
0 9 7 8 9 0– 3 1 2 4 –
0 9 7 8 9 7– 3 1 2 4 1
0 0 9 11 9 11– – 1 3 2 4
0 0 13 13 12 14– – 2 3 1 4
0 12 13 13 12 14– 1 2 3 1 4
12 12 13 13 0 141 1 2 3 – 4
0 12 13 13 0 14– 1 2 3 – 4
12 0 13 13 0 141 – 2 3 – 4
12 12 13 13 12 141 1 2 3 1 4

Emaj13

EG#BEbF#C#
8 shapes · open & play
O
2
1
1
3
4
O
O
4
1
1
2
O
4
1
1
1
1
1
O
O
4
3
1
4
2
O
6
1
1
1
2
3
O
11
1
1
1
3
2
O
11
3
1
1
1
2
11
3
1
1
1
4
2

Emaj13 turns up as the I, IV, VI, III chord across 4 keys: I of E major, IV of B major, VI of G# minor, III of C# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for Emaj13
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 2 1 1 2 2– 2 1 1 3 4
0 4 1 1 0 2– 4 1 1 – 2
0 4 4 4 4 4– 1 1 1 1 1
0 6 4 6 0 4– 3 1 4 – 2
0 6 6 6 7 7– 1 1 1 2 3
0 11 11 11 12 11– 1 1 1 3 2
12 11 11 11 0 113 1 1 1 – 2
12 11 11 11 12 113 1 1 1 4 2

E6/9

EG#BC#F#
21 shapes · open & play
O
O
O
3
4
1
O
1
2
2
1
2
O
4
1
1
1
3
2
O
4
1
1
1
4
2
O
O
4
1
1
3
2
O
O
O
6
4
1
1
O
6
2
1
1
3
4
O
9
3
1
4
1
1
O
O
9
3
1
4
2
O
O
9
2
3
4
1
O
9
1
1
1
1
1
O
9
1
1
4
2
3
O
O
O
11
1
1
1
O
O
11
2
1
1
1
O
O
11
1
1
1
2
O
11
2
1
1
1
3
O
O
11
1
1
1
2
O
11
2
1
1
1
3
O
11
1
1
1
2
3
11
2
1
1
1
3
4
12
1
3
3
2
4
4

E6/9 turns up as the I, V, IV, VI chord across 6 keys: I of E major, V of A major, IV of B major, VI of G# minor, III of C# minor, VII of F# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for E6/9
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 4 4 1 0 0– 3 4 1 – –
0 2 4 4 2 4– 1 2 2 1 2
0 4 4 4 5 4– 1 1 1 3 2
0 4 4 4 7 4– 1 1 1 4 2
0 4 4 6 0 4– 1 1 3 – 2
0 9 6 6 0 0– 4 1 1 – –
0 7 6 6 7 7– 2 1 1 3 4
0 11 9 11 9 9– 3 1 4 1 1
0 11 9 11 0 9– 3 1 4 – 2
0 11 11 11 0 9– 2 3 4 – 1
0 9 9 9 9 9– 1 1 1 1 1
0 9 9 11 9 9– 1 1 4 2 3
0 11 11 11 0 0– 1 1 1 – –
12 11 11 11 0 02 1 1 1 – –
0 11 11 11 12 0– 1 1 1 2 –
12 11 11 11 12 02 1 1 1 3 –
0 11 11 11 0 12– 1 1 1 – 2
12 11 11 11 0 122 1 1 1 – 3
0 11 11 11 12 12– 1 1 1 2 3
12 11 11 11 12 122 1 1 1 3 4
12 14 14 13 14 141 3 3 2 4 4

Emaj7add11

EG#BEbA
22 shapes · open & play
O
O
O
O
1
2
O
O
O
1
1
4
O
O
1
2
3
4
O
1
1
1
3
4
O
O
1
2
3
4
O
O
O
4
3
1
1
O
O
4
3
1
1
1
O
O
4
4
1
2
3
O
4
3
4
1
1
2
O
O
4
3
4
1
2
X
4
4
3
1
1
2
X
4
3
4
1
1
1
O
O
O
O
6
1
3
O
O
O
6
1
3
2
O
7
1
1
3
4
2
O
O
7
1
3
4
2
O
O
7
3
2
4
1
O
O
O
8
2
1
3
O
O
9
1
1
1
3
O
O
O
11
3
4
1
O
12
1
2
3
1
1
12
1
1
2
3
1
1

Emaj7add11 is the I and the III chord of E major and C# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for Emaj7add11
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 0 1 1 0 0– – 1 2 – –
0 0 1 1 0 4– – 1 1 – 4
0 0 2 2 4 4– – 1 2 3 4
0 2 2 2 4 4– 1 1 1 3 4
0 0 2 4 4 4– – 1 2 3 4
0 0 6 4 4 0– – 3 1 1 –
0 0 6 4 4 4– – 3 1 1 1
0 0 6 4 4 5– – 4 1 2 3
0 6 6 4 4 5– 3 4 1 1 2
0 6 6 4 0 5– 3 4 1 – 2
X 7 6 4 4 5– 4 3 1 1 2
X 7 7 4 4 4– 3 4 1 1 1
0 0 6 8 0 0– – 1 3 – –
0 0 6 8 0 7– – 1 3 – 2
0 7 7 8 9 7– 1 1 3 4 2
0 0 7 8 9 7– – 1 3 4 2
0 0 9 8 9 7– – 3 2 4 1
0 0 9 8 9 0– – 2 1 3 –
0 0 9 9 9 11– – 1 1 1 3
0 0 13 13 0 11– – 3 4 – 1
0 12 13 13 12 12– 1 2 3 1 1
12 12 13 13 12 121 1 2 3 1 1

Emaj7add13

EG#BEbC#
8 shapes · open & play
O
O
1
2
3
4
O
O
O
4
1
1
O
O
4
2
3
4
1
O
O
4
1
4
2
3
O
4
1
3
1
1
1
O
O
6
1
1
1
4
X
7
1
3
2
4
4
O
O
11
1
2
3
4

Emaj7add13 turns up as the I, IV, VI, III chord across 4 keys: I of E major, IV of B major, VI of G# minor, III of C# minor.

Fret and finger numbers for Emaj7add13
Frets (low E → high E)Fingering
0 2 1 1 2 0– 1 2 3 4 –
0 4 1 1 0 0– 4 1 1 – –
0 6 6 6 0 4– 2 3 4 – 1
0 4 6 4 4 0– 1 4 2 3 –
0 4 6 4 4 4– 1 3 1 1 1
0 6 6 6 0 9– 1 1 1 – 4
X 7 9 8 9 9– 1 3 2 4 4
0 11 11 13 0 11– 1 2 3 – 4

Every chord above has an open & play link that opens it in the interactive dictionary, where you can hear it and step through the shapes. You can also work backwards from a shape you are already holding.