A A# / Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab

E Major Chord

Like any major chord, the E major chord is formed by playing the root, the major third and the perfect fifth. That equals to playing the 1st, 3rd and 5th degree of the E major scale.

Notation

Listen to E Major

Other E Chords

E Em E7 Emaj7 Em7 EmM7 Esus2 Esus4 E5 E6 Em6 E6add9 E9 Em9 Emaj9 E11 Em11 E13 Em13 Emaj13 E7-5 E7+5 Edim Edim7 Em7b5 Eaug Eaug7

How To Play E Major On The Piano

You can play the e major chord by playing in any order the following notes:

E, G#, B.

The inversions of the e Major chord

Root position: E, G#, B
Inversion 1: G#, B, E
Inversion 2: B, E, G#

Video: E Major Chord On The Piano

Video coming soon.

Fingering for the Left and Right Hand

Left hand: 5-3-1

Right hand: 1-3-5