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E/Bb 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 Bb instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–1–2–1–0–0

How to play the E/Bb chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–2–1–0–0 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) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 2 · ring finger
3rd string (G) Fret 1 · middle finger
2nd string (B) Open
1st string (high E) Open

Other names for the E/Bb chord

Other names: E major, Emaj, EM

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: E major chord

Notes and intervals in the E/Bb chord

Note Interval
E Root
G# Major 3rd
B Perfect 5th
Bb Bass note

All variations

Open
X–1–2–1–0–0
Fret 7
X–X–8–9–9–7
Open
X–1–2–1–0–X
Fret 6
6–7–9–9–9–X
Open
X–2–X–1–0–0

More chords with E as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using E/Bb

Cryin'
Aerosmith