Beginner Guitar Chord Lesson – Learn EMaj7

The E Major 7 Guitar Chord (also known as E Major Seventh, EMaj7 or E Major 7th) is a beautiful, dreamy and jazzy sounding chord.

The E Major 7th Chord is found by locating the 1(root note), 3 , 5 and 7 positions (E, G#, B and D#) of the E Major Scale: E F# G# A B C# D# E. The chord diagram chart below demonstrates how to play the EMaj7 Chord.

Here is a key that will help you read the chart:

Chord Playing Tip: Be sure that you are pressing down on the strings hard enough. You should play each string one at a time to make sure you have a nice clean sound. If any of the strings buzz or sound muted, then something is not right.

The video below will further demonstrate how to correctly play the EMaj7 Chord. Enjoy!