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Emaj7 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play E Major Seventh (Charts)

Emaj7 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as emaj7 chord, emaj7 guitar chord and how to play Emaj7.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Emaj7 chord diagram, Open positionEmaj7 Open position: low E open, A fret 2, D fret 1, G fret 1, B open, high e open.3120 2 1 1 0 0
Open position
0 2 1 1 0 0
Emaj7 chord diagram, Barre (7th fret, A-string root)Emaj7 Barre (7th fret, A-string root): low E muted, A fret 7, D fret 9, G fret 8, B fret 9, high e fret 7.7fr×1324x 7 9 8 9 7
Barre (7th fret, A-string root)
x 7 9 8 9 7
Emaj7 chord diagram, Easy 4-string versionEmaj7 Easy 4-string version: low E muted, A muted, D fret 2, G fret 1, B fret 4, high e open.××214x x 2 1 4 0
Easy 4-string version
x x 2 1 4 0

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Emaj7 (E major seventh) on guitar, play 0 2 1 1 0 0 from the low E string to the high e string (the open position shape). The chord contains E, G#, B, D#. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x 2 1 4 0, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Emaj7 chord facts

Chord Emaj7 (E major seventh)
Other names EM7, EΔ7
Notes E, G#, B, D#
Intervals E (root), G# (major 3rd), B (perfect 5th), D# (major 7th)
Formula 1-3-5-7
Difficulty Beginner
Shapes on this page 3

How do you play Emaj7 on guitar?

The main shape is 0 2 1 1 0 0 (Open position). Finger by finger:

  1. Put your index finger (1) on the D string at fret 1 (D#, the major 7th).
  2. Put your middle finger (2) on the G string at fret 1 (G#, the major 3rd).
  4. Put your ring finger (3) on the A string at fret 2 (B, the perfect 5th).
  5. Let the low E (E) and B (B) and high e (E) strings ring open.