E Chord
The E is a major chord that sounds bright, happy, and resolved. Major chords are the backbone of countless songs. Their bright, stable sound makes them perfect for strumming, picking, and rhythm playing across every genre.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Open Position
No barre required
Open Position (Alt)
Alternative voicing
How to Play E
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | ○Open, play the open string | E |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 2 with your middle finger | G# |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 2 with your ring finger | B |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 1 with your index finger | E |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ○Open, play the open string | G# |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ○Open, play the open string | B |
○ = Open string (no fingers needed)
✕ = Muted string (don't play)
● = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in E
The E chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using E
These songs from our play-along library feature the E chord:
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Your Idol
Saja Boys
Amarillo by Morning
George Strait
seasons
wave to earth
Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles
Refugee
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
abc (nicer)
GAYLE
Rein Me In
Sam Fender & Olivia Dean
Africa
Toto
Antidote
Karan Aujla
Hotel California
Eagles
I'll Change for You
Mitski
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
The House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker
Problems
Mother Mother
Janice STFU
Drake
Radhimaa
Sai Abhyankkar, Nargis Teji, Asma Teji & Vivek feat. Sai Smriti
Redemption Song
Bob Marley
Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix
Breakin' Dishes
Rihanna
stupid song
Olivia Rodrigo
Ala Bolelo
Anirudh Ravichander, Arunraja Kamaraj
Bye Bye Bye
*NSYNC
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
Steam
Monster Mash
Bobby "Boris" Pickett
As It Was
Harry Styles
My Body Isn't Ready
sombr
Paint It, Black
The Rolling Stones
Three Little Birds
Bob Marley
Photograph
Ed Sheeran
The A Team
Ed Sheeran
KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "PINKY UP" Official MV
HYBE LABELS
Somebody's Watching Me
Rockwell
Dooron Dooron
Paresh Pahuja
November Rain
Guns N' Roses
someday i'll get it
Alek Olsen
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Dance The Night
Dua Lipa
IYKYK
Jxggi, Dishant & Sickboi
For A Reason
Karan Aujla & Ikky
Fat Lip
Sum 41
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Rashid Ali
undressed
sombr
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Train Wreck
James Arthur
Angel Of My Dreams
JADE
The Days (Notion Remix)
CHRYSTAL
What I Want
Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae
Francis Forever
Mitski
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
The Beatles
(Don't Fear) The Reaper
Blue Öyster Cult
Stop Waiting
Cigarettes After Sex
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Rebel Yell
Billy Idol
Teenage Dirtbag
Wheatus
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish
Naal Nachna
Shashwat Sachdev; Afsana Khan; IRSHAD KAMIL; Reble
Wicked Games
The Weeknd
Best Day Of My Life (Acoustic)
American Authors
Take On Me
a-ha
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
Run To You
Bryan Adams
Flowers
Miley Cyrus
Message in a Bottle
The Police
Rock That Body
Black Eyed Peas
Hurts So Good
John Mellencamp
Yellow
Coldplay
Breaking Me
Topic
Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
Easy Lover
Miley Cyrus
Stick Season
Noah Kahan
Tujhe Bhula Diya
Mohit Chauhan
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
Mystical Magical
Benson Boone
Pointless
Lewis Capaldi
I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
Once More to See You
Mitski
Black Betty
Ram Jam
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Pehla Nasha
Udit Narayan
Madwoman
Laufey
Rain On Me
Lady Gaga
I'm Eighteen
Alice Cooper
Ordinary
Alex Warren
The Reason
Hoobastank
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
Teri Aankhon Mein
Darshan Raval
Die On This Hill
SIENNA SPIRO
Teri Yaad
Aditya Rikhari
You Will Never Know it
Carpetman
SWIM
BTS
Counting Stars
OneRepublic
Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil
Soch Na Sake
Arijit Singh
Housewife
Tate McRae
Gives You Hell
The All-American Rejects
Back In Black
AC/DC
Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
Sonu Nigam
Kryptonite
3 Doors Down
Sajni
Jal The Band
One way or another
Blondie
Patience
Guns N' Roses
Tera Ban Jaunga
Akhil
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
The Hollies
I Won't Give Up
Jason Mraz
Choo Lo
The Local Train
Upside Down
Jack Johnson
My Immortal (Band Version)
Evanescence
Forget Me
Lewis Capaldi
Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage
Arijit Singh
Golden
HUNTR/X
If I Die Young (Pop Version / Remastered 2025)
The Band Perry
Stereo Hearts
Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine
Tonight Tonight
Hot Chelle Rae
Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones
Bubbly
Colbie Caillat
Tom Sawyer
Rush
Be Her
Ella Langley
Xanadu
Rush
Sympathy For The Devil
The Rolling Stones
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Barracuda
Heart
Pour Some Sugar On Me
DEF LEPPARD
Stargazing
Myles Smith
greedy
Tate McRae
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
Panic in Detroit
David Bowie
Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
Guess feat. billie eilish
Charli xcx
Die With A Smile
Lady Gaga
Eyes Closed
Ed Sheeran
Hey Soul Sister
Train
Dead Fresh
Lil Baby
Ain't In LA
ADÉLA
Crash Into Me
Dave Matthews Band
Orbiter
Noah Kahan
The Final Countdown
Europe
The Offspring
YoSabina
REACT
Switch Disco
My Universe
Coldplay
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
Winning Speech
Karan Aujla, MXRCI
Dai Dai
Shakira & Burna Boy
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
Physical
Dua Lipa
Is This Love?
Bob Marley
Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar
Busy Woman
Sabrina Carpenter
Khat
Navjot Ahuja
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Jo Tum Mere Ho
Anuv Jain
Don't We
Morgan Wallen
Bol Do Na Zara
Armaan Malik
Sports car
Tate McRae
New Religion
Bebe Rexha & Faithless
i like the way you kiss me
Artemas
Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi
Apna Time Aayega
Divine
Lover
Diljit Dosanjh
Please Please Please
Sabrina Carpenter
Dude Looks Like A Lady
Aerosmith
Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Denver
Pat Benatar
OldLyrics
I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
Venus
Shocking Blue
The Door
Teddy Swims
Stiff Upper Lip
AC/DC
Rock of Ages
Def Leppard
Layla
Derek & The Dominos
Demons
Imagine Dragons
Bekhayali
Arijit Singh
Smooth Criminal
Michael Jackson
Cherry Bomb
The Runaways
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Nain Matakka
Dhee, Diljit Dosanjh, Thaman S, Irshad Kamil
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
Zaroorat
Mustafa Zahid
Stuck In The Middle
Tai Verdes
Akele hain to kya gum hai
Alka Yagnik,Udit Narayan
Little Sister
Queens of the Stone Age
Khairiyat
Arijit Singh
Spirit In the Sky
Norman Greenbaum
Ae Watan
Arijit Singh
Kisses ft. bbyclose
BL3SS x CamrinWatsin
Wild Thing
The Troggs
Stand By Me
Ben E. King
Layla (Unplugged)
Eric Clapton
I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore
Solo Sounds
Come As You Are
Nirvana
End of Beginning
Djo
CHANEL
Tyla
It's ok I'm ok
Tate McRae
Wonderwall
Oasis
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Teri Deewani
Kailash Kher
Meet Me in the Woods
Lord Huron
Paradise City
Guns N' Roses
What It Sounds Like
HUNTR/X
Unse Jaake Kehdo
Justh
No Broke Boys
Disco Lines & Tinashe
Stop The Wedding!
Ashe
blue
yung kai
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Love Me Not
Ravyn Lenae
Zara Zara
Bombay Jayashri
On my mind
Metito
Mann Bharrya
B Praak
Faasle
Aditya Rikhari
WILDFLOWER
Billie Eilish
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Carry On Wayward Son
Kansas
White Keys
Dominic Fike
Footloose
Kenny Loggins
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Arijit Singh
Buffalo Soldier
Bob Marley
Ilahi
Mohit Chauhan
Internet Girl
KATSEYE
Santeria
Sublime
Tere Bina
A.R. Rahman
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Unwell
Matchbox Twenty
Thriller
Michael Jackson
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Kal Ho Na Ho
Sonu Nigam
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Good Luck, Babe!
Chappell Roan
Staying
Lizzy McAlpine
Seven Nation Army
The White Stripes
good 4 u
Olivia Rodrigo
Sailor Song
Gigi Perez
BbY WOW
KAROL G, Judeline, & rusowsky
Golden
HUNTR/X
Aerosmith Walk This Way
Aerosmith
"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
She & Him
DYNAMITE
Tyla x Wizkid
Midnight Sun
Zara Larsson
Disease
Lady Gaga
GBP
Central Cee & 21 Savage
Beautiful Crazy
Luke Combs
Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin
Tweeter and the Monkey Man
Headstones
ღ Black Velvet ~ Alannah Myles ღ
Nikoletta Triantopoulou
TIT FOR TAT
Tate McRae
Messy
Lola Young
Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
Living After Midnight
Judas Priest
Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Öyster Cult
SpiritWriterSong
Qayde Se | Metro…In Dino | Anurag Basu
T-Series
So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Olivia Dean
Come a Little Closer
Cage the Elephant
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