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E/A Guitar Chord

The fundamental chord with a bright, happy and stable sound. Forms the basis of most popular, rock, folk and classical music. Consists of three notes: the root, major third and perfect fifth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is A instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–0–2–1–0–0

How to play the E/A chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–0–2–1–0–0 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play
5th string (A) Play open
4th string (D) Fret 2 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
2nd string (B) Play open
1st string (high E) Play open

Notation for E/A chord

Other names: E major, E maj, E M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: E major chord

Intervals and tones in E/A chord

Note Interval
E Root
Ab Major 3rd
H Perfect 5th

All Variations

Open
X–0–2–1–0–0
Open
X–0–2–1–0–4
Open
X–0–2–4–0–4
Fret 2
X–0–2–4–5–4

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys