E chords for guitar

E → E13

Chords in E

All E chords are derived from the E Major Scale which consists of 4 sharps - F#, C#, G#, D# and reads: E - F# - G# - A - B - C# - D#


E Major key signature
Scale of E Major
E F# G# A B C# D#
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
  9th   11th   13th  
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Chord Chart Legend

E - E major (1-3-5)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B)

E Major E Major - Version2 E Major - Barre

E7 - E seventh (1-3-5-b7)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), b7th(D)

E7 E7 - Version 2 E7 - Barre E7 - Barre 2

Em - E minor (1-b3-5)

Spelling: 1st(E), b3rd(G), 5th(B)

Em Em - Version 2 Em - Barre

Em7 - E minor seventh (1-b3-5-b7)

Spelling: 1st(E), b3rd(G), 5th(B), b7th(D)

Em7 Em7 - Version 2 Em7 - Barre

Emaj7 (E Δ 7 ) - E major seventh (1-3-5-7)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), 7th(D#)

Emaj7 Emaj7 - Version 2 Emaj7 - Barre

Esus4 (Esus) - E suspended fourth (1-4-5)

Spelling: 1st(E), 4th(A), 5th(B) - No third

Esus4 Esus4 - Version 2 Esus4 - Version 3

E7sus4 (E7+4) - E seventh suspended fourth (1-4-5-b7)

Spelling: 1st(E), 4th(A), 5th(B), b7th(D) - No third

E7sus4 E7sus4 - Version 2 E7sus4 Barre

E6 - E sixth (1-3-5-6)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), 6th(C#)

E6 E6 - Version 2 E6 - Version 3

Em6 - E minor sixth (1-b3-5-6)

Spelling: 1st(E), b3rd(G), 5th(B), 6th(C#)

Em6 Em6 - Version 2 Em6 - Version 3

E9 - E ninth (1-3-5-b7-9)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), b7th(D), 9th(F#)

E9 E9 - Version 2 E9 - Version 3 E9 - Version 4

Em9 - E minor ninth (1-b3-5-b7-9)

Spelling: 1st(E), b3rd(G), 5th(B), b7th(D), 9th(F#)

Em9 Em9 - Version 2 Em9 - Version 3

Emaj9 (E  ⃤  9 ) - E major ninth (1-3-5-7-9)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), 7th(D#), 9th(F#)

Emaj9 Emaj9 - Version 2 Emaj9 - Version 3

E6/9 - E six 9 OR E major sixth added ninth (1-3-5-6-9)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), 6th(C#), 9th(F#)

E6/9 E6/9 - Version 2 E6/9 - Version 3

E7#9 (E7+9) - E seventh augmented ninth (1-3-5-b7-#9)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), b7th(D), #9th(G)

E7#9 E7#9 - Version 2 E7#9 - Version 3

E7b9 (E7-9) - E seventh flat nine or E seventh minor ninth (1-3-5-b7-b9)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), b7th(D), b9th(F)

E7b9 E7b9 - Version 2 E7b9 - Version 3

Eaug (E+) - E augmented (1-3-#5)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), #5th(C)

Eaug Eaug Version 2 Eaug Version 3

More on augmented chords and why they can be played using similar shapes in a variety of positions.


E7#5 (E7+5) - E seventh augmented fifth (1-3-#5-b7)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), #5th(C), b7th(D)

E7#5 E7#5 - Version 2 E7#5 - Version 3

Edim (Eº) - E diminished (1-b3-b5)

Spelling: 1st(E), b3rd(G), b5th(Bb)

Edim Edim - Version 2 Edim - Version 3

Edim7 (Eº7) - E diminished seventh (1-b3-b5-bb7)

Spelling: 1st(E), b3rd(G), b5th(Bb), bb7th(Db)

Edim7 Edim7 - Version 2 Edim7 - Version 3

More on diminished 7th chords and why they can be played using similar shapes in a variety of positions... the 1st position is the most popular.


E-5   E diminished fifth (1-3-b5)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), b5th(Bb)

E-5 E-5 Version 2 E-5 Version 3

E7b5 (E7-5) - E seventh diminished fifth (1-3-b5-b7)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), b5th(Bb), b7th(D)

E7b5 E7b5 - Version 2 E7b5 - Version 3

E9b5 (E9-5) - E ninth diminished fifth (1-3-b5-b7-9)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), b5th(Bb), b7th(D), 9th(F#)

E9b5 E9b5 - Version 2 E9b5 - Version 3

E11 - E eleventh (1-3-5-b7-9-11)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), b7th(D), 9th(F#), 11th(A)

E11 E11 - Version 1 E11 - Version 2 E11 - Version 3

E13 - E thirteenth (1-3-5-b7-9-11-13)

Spelling: 1st(E), 3rd(G#), 5th(B), b7th(D), 9th(F#), 11th(A), 13th(C#)

E13 E13 - Version 2 E13 - Version 3 E13 - Version 4

Please Note: Because 13th chords are made up of 7 notes, they are impossible to play on a 6 string guitar. At least one note is always omitted and sometimes more than one depending on the shape of the chord. In these charts the 11th note (A) has been omitted.

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