Chord · E Major 7th
Emaj7 Chord
Emaj7 is E, G#, B and D# — dreamy, sophisticated. Tonic of jazz ballads.
Emaj7 on every instrument
The same 4 notes, 6 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.
What Emaj7 is made of
Emaj7 (E major seventh) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D#, with the interval pattern 1, 3, 5, 7.
Stack 1, 3, 5 and 7 on a root of E and you get E, G#, B and D#. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a major seventh chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why Cmaj7 sounds like a transposed Emaj7.
Major 7th: Dreamy, sophisticated. Tonic of jazz ballads.
Spelling: the notes above are written the way a score would write them, not simplified to the nearest piano key. That is why this chord is spelled with G♯ rather than its enharmonic equivalent.
Keys that contain Emaj7
All 4 notes sit inside the scale of 6 keys. The roman numeral marks the degree the chord is rooted on.
Other chords on E
Same root, different colour.
The same major seventh shape, moved
The identical interval recipe, built on other roots.
Questions people ask about Emaj7
- What notes are in the Emaj7 chord?
- Emaj7 is made of E, G#, B and D# — the 1, 3, 5 and 7 degrees of a major seventh chord built on E.
- What keys use the Emaj7 chord?
- Every note of Emaj7 belongs to 6 keys: E Major (I), B Major (IV), Cb Major (IV), C# Minor (III), G# Minor (VI), Ab Minor (VI). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.
- How do you play Emaj7 on guitar and piano?
- This page shows Emaj7 on guitar, piano, ukulele, bass, mandolin and banjo — 11 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
Learn the theory behind it
Why Emaj7 behaves the way it does — the guides that explain the chord instead of just spelling it.