E Major Chord
Lesson 7Author : Chris Colby van Scyoc
Last Updated : April, 2024
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LEARN
E MAJOR CHORD
Written Materials for This Lesson
Fretting Hand - E Chord (2nd finger, 2nd fret of the A string; 3rd finger, 2nd fret of the D
string; 1st finger, 1st fret of the G string; all other strings are open)
Strumming Hand - Strum all strings, Downstroke
Written: E
Considered by many to be one of the most important guitar chords in rock music, here is the E chord. Like the E minor chord, you will find this E major chord in many different genres. Many pop, rock, punk, country, bluegrass, and folk songs use this chord as their foundation. Again, when learning how to play this chord, try to use the tips of your fretting-hand fingers. You'll use this chord a lot.
E Chord
- E (6th) string (Low) = open
- A (5th) string = second (2nd) finger, second (2nd) fret
- D (4th) string = third (3nd) finger, second (2nd) fret
- G (3rd) string = first (1st) finger, second (2nd) fret
- B (2nd) string = open
- E (1st) string (High) = open
PLAY
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JAM!
JAM #1
Review: What We Know!
- NEW:
- ~ From This Lesson ~
- E Chord
- PREVIOUS:
- Em Chord
- Em7 Chord
- Tuning and Tuners
- Your first open chord - Em11
- Quarter Notes
- Half Notes
- Whole Notes
- Downstroke
- Counting bars (measures) of four. Also known as 4/4 ("four, four time")
- Muting all the strings with the fretting hand
- Playing on beat one of every measure (the first beat of each measure)
- Playing in time
- Let's build upon this! Fantastic!
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