E

E Major chord

Notes

EG#B

Intervals

135

Root

E

Voicings on standard tuning

Voicing 1
Voicing 2
Voicing 3
Voicing 4
Voicing 5
Voicing 6

About E

Common progressions using E

I–V–vi–IV

B→C#m→A

With Emajor as the tonic, this is the classic four-chord pop loop.

ii–V–I

Emajor is the resting point everything resolves to.

I–IV–V

A→B

The three-chord backbone of folk, country and early rock and roll.

Other E chords

Same quality, other roots