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E Major Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–4–0–2

How to play the E Major chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–4–0–2 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 4 · little finger
2nd string (E) Play open
1st string (A) Fret 2 · middle finger

Notation for E chord

Other names: E major, E maj, E M

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: E major chord

Intervals and tones in E chord

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

All Variations

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

Songs using E