EMaj7 Chord - Learn to Play on Guitar & Piano Keyboard

This article on the EMaj7 chord covers its music theory, associated scales, note patterns on the fretboard, open, movable, and barre patterns, piano note layouts, inversions, fingering, etc.

Read the complete article below to learn all about playing the EMaj7 chord!

Music Theory, Notes & Intervals of the EMaj7 Chord

The main aspects of the EMaj7 chord music theory are:

It is formed by stacking a major third interval over the E major triad E, G#, and B.
It has notes E, G#, B, and D#.
The three intervals of the chord are R – M3 – m3 – M3.
The intervals of the notes from the root note are R – M3 – P5 – M7.

E Major 7 Chord Scales

The EMaj7 chord is formed naturally in the following scales.

E Major scale and all its modes.
B Major scale and all its modes.
G# Harmonic Minor and all its modes.
E Harmonic Major and all its modes

How To Play the E Major 7 chord

You will see how to play the Gmaj7 guitar chord and piano chords in many different ways.

EMaj7 Guitar Chord – Map Chord Tones Along The Fretboard

The four chord notes of the Emaj7, a four-note chord, E, G#, B, and D#, are shown on the fretboard in the diagram below.

E Major Seventh Chord – Guitar Chord Shapes and Fingerings

You can now see the different EMaj 7 guitar chord voicings in open, movable, and barre shapes. To read the chord diagrams.

The numbers in the black circles are the fret numbers.
The numbers in the red circles are the fingers.
String with an ‘X’ – Skip or mute.
String with an ‘X’ – Played Open.

Open Positions

The six open-position chord shapes of the Emaj7 guitar chord are described below.

O1 – Construction – (0 – 2 – 1 – 1 – 0 – 0). Notes – (1, 5, 7, 3, 5, and 1).
O2 – Construction – (4 – x – 1 – 1 – 0 – 0). Notes – (3, 7, 3, 5, and 1). This voicing has G# as the bass note.
O3 – Construction – (x – 2 – 1 – 1 – 0 – 0). Notes – (5, 7, 3, 5, and 1). B is the bass note.
O4 – Construction – (x – x – 1 – 1 – 0 – 0). Notes – (7, 3, 5, and 1). D# is the bass note.
O5 – Construction – (0 – 6 – 9 – 9 – 0 – 0). Notes – (1, 7, 5, 1, 5, and 1).
O6 – Construction – (0 – x – 9 – 8 – 0 – 0). Notes – (1, 5, 7, 5, and 1).

Movable Positions

The five movable EMaj7 guitar chords are described below.

M1 – Construction – (4 – x – 2 – 4 – 4 – 0). Notes – (3, 1, 5, and 7). G# is the bass note.
M2 – Construction – (x – x – 6 – 8 – 5 – 7). Notes – (3, 7, 1, and 5). G# is the bass note.
M3 – Construction – (x – 7 – 9 – 8 – 9 – x). Notes – (1, 5, 7, and 3).
M4 – Construction – (12 – x – 13 – 13 – 12 – x). Notes – (1, 7, 3, and 5).
M5 – Construction – (x – x – 14 – 13 – 12 – 11). Notes – (1, 3, 5, and 7).