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Emaj7
Notes: E · G# · B · D#
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Common shapes (4)
x x 2 4 4 4
x 7 6 4 4 4
x 7 9 8 9 7
Other shapes (81)
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0 6 6 4 4 0
0 6 6 4 5 0
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About Emaj7
The notes of Emaj7 are E (root), G# (major third), B (perfect fifth) and D# (major seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – 7. It is a major seventh chord: it sounds smooth, elegant and a little dreamy, and it is widely used in jazz, bossa nova and pop.
On guitar, Emaj7 has 4 common shapes: the E, D, C and A shapes. These are CAGED system shapes, the basis for playing the same chord anywhere on the neck. There are 81 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.