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Emaj7 Guitar Chord

A dreamy, sophisticated sound. Typical of jazz, bossa nova and soul music. The major seventh adds an ethereal, "floating" quality to the chord.

Guitar

Strings 0–2–1–1–0–0

How to play the Emaj7 chord on guitar

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

Notation for Emaj7 chord

Other names: E major 7th, E maj7, E M7, EΔ7

Music theory name: major seventh chord

Common name: E major seventh chord

Intervals and tones in Emaj7 chord

Note Interval
E Root
Ab Major 3rd
H Perfect 5th
Eb Major 7th

All Variations

Open
0–2–1–1–0–0
Open
X–X–2–4–4–4
Fret 4
X–7–6–4–4–4
Fret 7
7–7–9–8–9–7

Songs using Emaj7