Guitar chord · Sevenths
E major 7th chord on guitar
021100 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Emaj7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Lush and mellow — a signature sound of jazz, soul and bossa nova.
Emaj7 is the Imaj7 chord in E major and IVmaj7 in B major. In minor keys: IIImaj7 in C♯ minor and VImaj7 in G♯ minor.
- Notes
- EG♯BD♯
- Formula
- 1357
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): play open E
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) B
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♯
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, middle finger (2) G♯
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): play open E
Tablature
e|--0---| B|--0---| G|--1---| D|--1---| A|--2---| E|--0---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Emaj7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Emaj7 on guitar
The open E shape with the D-string finger moved back to the 1st fret (021100).
You’ll find Emaj7 in common progressions such as F♯m7–B7–Emaj7 (the jazz cadence in E major).
