EMaj7 Chord - Learn to Play on Guitar & Piano Keyboard (2024)

This article on the EMaj7 chord covers its music theory, associated scales, note patterns on the fretboard, open, movable, and barre patterns, piano note layouts, inversions, fingering, etc.

Read the complete article below to learn all about playing the EMaj7 chord!

Music Theory, Notes & Intervals of the EMaj7 Chord

The main aspects of the EMaj7 chord music theory are:

1. It is formed by stacking a major third interval over the E major triad E, G#, and B.
2. It has notes E, G#, B, and D#.
3. The three intervals of the chord are R – M3 – m3 – M3.
4. The intervals of the notes from the root note are R – M3 – P5 – M7.

E Major 7 Chord Scales

The EMaj7 chord is formed naturally in the following scales.

1. E Major scale and all its modes.
2. B Major scale and all its modes.
3. G# Harmonic Minor and all its modes.
4. E Harmonic Major and all its modes

How To Play the E Major 7 chord

You will see how to play the Gmaj7 guitar chord and piano chords in many different ways.

EMaj7 Guitar Chord – Map Chord Tones Along The Fretboard

The four chord notes of the Emaj7, a four-note chord, E, G#, B, and D#, are shown on the fretboard in the diagram below.

E Major Seventh Chord – Guitar Chord Shapes and Fingerings

You can now see the different EMaj 7 guitar chord voicings in open, movable, and barre shapes. To read the chord diagrams.

1. The numbers in the black circles are the fret numbers.
2. The numbers in the red circles are the fingers.
3. String with an ‘X’ – Skip or mute.
4. String with an ‘X’ – Played Open.

Open Positions

The six open-position chord shapes of the Emaj7 guitar chord are described below.

1. O1 – Construction – (0 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 0 – 0). Notes – (1, 5, 7, 3, 5, and 1).
2. O2 – Construction – (4 – x – 1 – 1 – 0 – 0). Notes – (3, 7, 3, 5, and 1). This voicing has G# as the bass note.
3. O3 – Construction – (x – 2 – 1 – 1 – 0 – 0). Notes – (5, 7, 3, 5, and 1). B is the bass note.
4. O4 – Construction – (x – x – 1 – 1 – 0 – 0). Notes – (7, 3, 5, and 1). D# is the bass note.
5. O5 – Construction – (0 – 6 – 9 – 9 – 0 – 0). Notes – (1, 7, 5, 1, 5, and 1).
6. O6 – Construction – (0 – x – 9 – 8 – 0 – 0). Notes – (1, 5, 7, 5, and 1).

O1

O2

O3

O4

O5

O6

See Also

Emaj7 Chord on Guitar, Piano and Ukelele - How to play the major seventh

Movable Positions

The five movable EMaj7 guitar chords are described below.

1. M1 – Construction – (4 – x – 2 – 4 – 4 – 0). Notes – (3, 1, 5, and 7). G# is the bass note.
2. M2 – Construction – (x – x – 6 – 8 – 5 – 7). Notes – (3, 7, 1, and 5). G# is the bass note.
3. M3 – Construction – (x – 7 – 9 – 8 – 9 – x). Notes – (1, 5, 7, and 3).
4. M4 – Construction – (12 – x – 13 – 13 – 12 – x). Notes – (1, 7, 3, and 5).
5. M5 – Construction – (x – x – 14 – 13 – 12 – 11). Notes – (1, 3, 5, and 7).

M1

M2

M3

M4

M5

Barre Chord Shapes

The eight Barre chord shapes for the Emaj7 guitar chord are described below:

1. B1 – (5, 1, 5, 7, and 3). B is the bass note.
2. B2 – (1, 5, 7, and 3).
3. B3 – (1, 1, 3, 5, 7, and 3). The Low e-string is played in the open position.
4. B4 – (1, 3, 5, 7, and 3).
5. B5 – (1, 1, 5, 7, 3, and 5). The Low e-string is played in the open position.
6. B6 – (1, 5, 7, 3, and 5).
7. B7 – (5, 1, 3, and 7). B is the bass note.
8. B8 – (7, 3, 5, and 1). D# is the bass note.

B1

B2

B3

B4

B5

B6

B7

B8

EMaj7 Guitar Chord Diagrams – Inversions

The chord inversions I1, I2, and I3 of the E Major 7th Chord are shown in the chord diagrams below.

1. First Inversion EMaj7/G# with notes [G# B D# E]. The Bass note is G#.
2. Second Inversion EMaj7/B with notes [B D# E G#]. The lowest note is B.
3. Third Inversion EMaj7/D# with notes [D# E G# B]. The Bass note is D#.

I1

I2

I3

EMaj7 Chord For Piano With Keyboard Diagram.

Please see the keyboard diagram for the EMaj7 chord in the root position below, with the notes marked by red circles.

The left-hand fingering pattern is 5 – 3 – 2 – 1, where 5 is the little finger and 1 is the thumb.

The right-hand fingering pattern is 1 – 2 – 3 – 5. The finger numbers are the same for both hands.

First Inversion

The keyboard diagram for the EMaj7/G#, the first inversion, is shown below.

Fingering Arrangement

• Right Hand – 1 – 2 – 4 – 5.
• Left Hand – 5 – 3 – 2 – 1

Second Inversion

The keyboard diagram for the EMaj7/B, the second inversion, is shown below.

Fingering Arrangement

• Right Hand – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5.
• Left Hand – 5 – 3 – 2 – 1

Third Inversion

The keyboard diagram for the EMaj7/D#, the third inversion, is.

Fingering Arrangement

• Right Hand – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5.
• Left Hand – 5 – 4 – 2 – 1