How To Play an E Chord on the Guitar

How To Play an E Chord on the Guitar

When you first start learning the instrument, you will definitely want to learn how to play an E Chord on the guitar very early.

There are many reasons why the E Chord is important for guitarist. First of all, it is an open chord which mean with only three fingers you can play all six strings. Second, when you begin to play some leads, those open notes will be easy to nail. Finally, many folks find the key of E to one of the least challenging to sing.

An e major chord consists of three notes E, Ab and B.

Open E Chord

How to play an e chord on the guitar

E Chord at the Seventh Fret

E major chord on the guitar

E Chord at the 12th Fret

E Chord on 12th Fret

E Chord “D Shape”

E Chord at the Fourth Fret

E Chord “C Shape”

E Chord on Guitar

E Power Chords

E power chord
E major power chord
E power chord seventh fret
E power chord

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