Major familyImaj7 in E major
E major seventh chord
Emaj7E major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- E1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- G♯3
- 4
- ♭5
- B5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- D♯7
- E Root
- G♯ Major 3rd
- B Perfect 5th
- D♯ Major 7th
About this chord
What is an E major seventh chord?
Emaj7 is built from 4 notes: E (the root), G♯ (the 3), B (the 5), D♯ (the 7). Soft, open and a little dreamy: the major seventh sits a half step below the octave.
- Notes
- E · G♯ · B · D♯
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
- Also written
- EΔ7 · EM7 · Ema7
- Found in
- Imaj7 in E major · IVmaj7 in B major · VImaj7 in G♯ minor · IIImaj7 in C♯ minor
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