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:
Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles
Layla (Unplugged)
Eric Clapton
AC/DC - Back In Black
acdc
Central Cee & 21 Savage - GBP
Lyrical Lemonade
Stargazing
Myles Smith
seasons
wave to earth
Stand By Me
Ben E. King
Tujhe Bhula Diya
Mohit Chauhan
Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
GunsNRoses
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (Lyric Video)
Sabrina Carpenter
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
Metito - On my mind
Metito
Africa
Toto
Huntrix
Unknown
Zach Bryan - Something In The Orange
Zach Bryan
Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun
Unknown
Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
Hurts So Good
Ag3nte360
Tame Impala - My Old Ways
tameimpala
Pat Benatar
OldLyrics
i like the way you kiss me
Artemas
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Refugee
TomPetty
Bubbly
Colbie Caillat
Hotel California
Eagles
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile
Unknown
Muskurane
Arijit Singh
Headstones - Tweeter and the Monkey Man
blind51de
The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army
v94j
Strangers
Kenya Grace
The A Team
Ed Sheeran
Mitski - I'll Change for You
Mitski
Hallelujah
Leonard Cohen
Morgan Wallen - What I Want (feat. Tate McRae) (Lyric Video)
Morgan Wallen
I'm Yours
Jason Mraz
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Unknown
abc (nicer)
GAYLE
My Universe
Coldplay
Hey Soul Sister
Train
Burning Pile
Mother Mother
Stealers Wheel - Stuck in the middle with you
Unknown
Eddie Money - Shakin'
EddieMoney
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Kabhi Kabhi Aditi
Rashid Ali
Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker
Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Denver
Problems
Mother Mother
Dominic Fike - Babydoll
Vibe Music
Michael Jackson - Thriller
michaeljackson
Give Me One Reason
Tracy Chapman
Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd
Meet Me in the Woods
Lord Huron
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
The Beatles
Photograph
Ed Sheeran
Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit
VibesOnly
RUMI & JINU
Unknown
Fast Car
Tracy Chapman
Zombie
The Cranberries
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
Redemption Song
Bob Marley
Wrecking Ball
Mother Mother
Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister
QueensStoneAge
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
4NonBlondes
PARTYNEXTDOOR, Drake - NOKIA
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
Crash Into Me
Dave Matthews Band
Santeria
Sublime
Rihanna – Breakin' Dishes
Unknown
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
70sand80s4u
Take Me to Church
Hozier
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski
Tate McRae - TIT FOR TAT (Lyric Video)
TateMcRae
*NSYNC
7clouds
If I Die Young (Pop Version / Remastered 2025)
The Band Perry
Under the Bridge
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye - Steam - 1969
74sodapop
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jolene
Dolly Parton
Mitski - I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
KATSEYE - Internet Girl
7clouds
Ravyn Lenae - Love Me Not
R&BHype
Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
As It Was
Harry Styles
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Heart - "Barracuda" (1977)
Heart
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
SZA - Snooze
Unknown
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
BonJovi
The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black
ABKCO
Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine)
Gym Class Heroes
Upside Down
Jack Johnson
Gives You Hell
The All-American Rejects
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Yellow
Coldplay
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please
Lost Panda
Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977)
Eagles
Counting Stars
OneRepublic
Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense
Unique Sound
BigXthaPlug - Cold feat. Post Malone
BigXthaPlug
Tonight Tonight
Hot Chelle Rae
Dooron Dooron
Paresh Pahuja
Tujhe Kitna Chahne Lage
Arijit Singh
Kun Faya Kun
A.R. Rahman
Van Halen- Runnin' with the devil
mig31imstillalive
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Arijit Singh
More Than Words
Extreme
yung kai - blue
Unknown
Disco Lines & Tinashe - No Broke Boys
Unknown
Bruno Mars - Risk It All
Unknown
Dua Lipa - Dance The Night
7clouds
Kesariya
Arijit Singh
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Boston
Unwell
Matchbox Twenty
Akele hain to kya gum hai
Alka Yagnik,Udit Narayan
Olivia Dean - Man I Need
Unknown
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER
Unknown
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore
Solo Sounds
Tera Ban Jaunga
Akhil
Sum41-Fat Lip
mreddy100
The Who - Baba O'riley
Zumie94
Teri Aankhon Mein
Darshan Raval
Noah Kahan, Hozier - Northern Attitude (Lyric Video)
NoahKahan
Safar
Arijit Singh
Ae Watan
Arijit Singh
Qayde Se | Metro…In Dino | Anurag Basu
T-Series
James Arthur - Train Wreck
Lazy Fox
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Bol Do Na Zara
Armaan Malik
Ilahi
Mohit Chauhan
Tate McRae - It's ok I'm ok
SyrebralVibes
Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song
SNEM0SDN5
Choo Lo
The Local Train
Teri Yaad
Aditya Rikhari
The Offspring
YoSabina
CHRYSTAL - The Days (Notion Remix)
CHRYSTAL
Harry Styles - Aperture
HarryStyles
Big Thief - Vampire Empire (Lyric Video)
Big Thief
Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress-The Hollies
Unknown
Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae - What I Want
MorganWallen
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Afraid To Feel
LF System
Soch Na Sake
Arijit Singh
Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Unknown
Samjho Na
Aditya Rikhari
Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Shaboozey
Laal Ishq
Arijit Singh
Kendrick Lamar - luther
Kendrick Lamar
LISA - NEW WOMAN feat. Rosalía
Unknown
Forget Me
Lewis Capaldi
Teri Deewani
Kailash Kher
Lady Gaga - Disease
LadyGaga
Unse Jaake Kehdo
Justh
Here I Go Again-Lyrics-Whitesnake
eggs712
Tate McRae - Sports car
TateMcRae
Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion
Bebe Rexha
Hurt
Johnny Cash
Bob Seger Old Time Rock n Roll
Unknown
Europe - The Final Countdown
Europe
Dil Diyan Gallan
Atif Aslam
High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco
Lizzy McAlpine - Staying
LizzyMcAlpine
a-ha - Take On Me
a-ha
Teddy Swims - Lose Control (Lyric Video)
Teddy Swims
Artemas - i like the way you kiss me (lyric video)
Artemas
DEF LEPPARD - "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
DEF LEPPARD
Wonderwall
Oasis
Zaroorat
Mustafa Zahid
Mitski - Once More to See You
Mitski
sombr - undressed
sombr
The Jackson 5 - ABC
ChloeOliver15
Billie Eilish - LUNCH
Unknown
REACT
Switch Disco
Jo Tum Mere Ho
Anuv Jain
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam
Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum
worldslover234
greedy
Tate McRae
Faasle
Aditya Rikhari
Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix
Don't Stop Believin'
Journey
Nain Matakka
Unknown
Bryan Adams - Run To You
BryanAdams
Flowers
Miley Cyrus
Alex Warren - Ordinary
7clouds
ღ Black Velvet ~ Alannah Myles ღ
Nikoletta Triantopoulou
Teddy Swims - The Door
Teddy Swims
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (With Lyrics + HQ Sound)
TheJukeboxRock
KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "PINKY UP" Official MV
HYBE LABELS
Cruel Summer
Taylor Swift
I Won't Give Up
Jason Mraz
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta
Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison
Wild Thing
The Troggs
PinkPantheress - Stateside + Zara Larsson
Creative Chaos
Gigi Perez – Sailor Song
Latin City
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
ImagineDragons
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today - She And Him
Cassiopeia
Come As You Are
Nirvana
Kendrick Lamar - luther ft. SZA
Unknown
Stick Season
Noah Kahan
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Unknown
Aerosmith Walk This Way
Aerosmith
Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Dave, Tems - Raindance
Unknown
Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun
v94j
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D - Somedays
Sonny Fodera
Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour
SabrinaCarpenter
Pointless
Lewis Capaldi
Kiss - I Was Made For Lovin' You
Kiss
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
STIF UPPER LIP LYRICS
Unknown
Myles Smith - Stargazing (Lyric Video)
Unknown
"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Sweet Melody
Little Mix
In The End - Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
GunsNRoses
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
ABKCO
Down on the Corner
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Tyla - CHANEL
Unknown
BLACKPINK '뛰어(JUMP)' (Color Coded Lyrics)
Unknown
Don McLean- American Pie
Unknown
Teenage Dirtbag (With Lyrics) - Wheatus
MovieContributer
Noah Kahan - Stick Season (Lyric Video)
NoahKahan
BTS (방탄소년단) ‘SWIM’ Official MV
Unknown
Rain On Me
Lady Gaga
Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen
Unknown
Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill
InvertOG
Lola Young - Messy
Vibe Music
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
kansas
Lil Tecca - Dark Thoughts
Lil Tecca
Breaking Me
Topic
Lose Control
Teddy Swims
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Unknown
Judas Priest - Living After Midnight
JudasPriest
The Reason
Hoobastank
Need You Now
Lady Antebellum
Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like A Lady
Aerosmith
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Carpetman – You Will Never Know it
Carpetman
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
onlythepianoplayer
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Mere Rashke Qamar
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia
LatinHype
Saja Boys - Your Idol KPop Demon Hunters
Unknown
Bekhayali
Unknown
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Rush
Golden
HUNTR/X
"Soda Pop" Official Lyric Video | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Teenage Dirtbag (2020)
Wheatus
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
GunsNRoses
Imagine Dragons - Demons
ImagineDragons
Sam Barber - Indigo (feat. Avery Anna) (Lyric Video)
Sam Barber
good 4 u
Olivia Rodrigo
Pehla Nasha
Udit Narayan
Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
Sonu Nigam
Slow Ride- Foghat (Short Version)
soccerbabe2545
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
journey
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
ABKCO
My Immortal (Band Version)
Evanescence
Kato - Turn The Lights Off feat. Jon
LatinHype
Sajni
Jal The Band
Benson Boone - Mystical Magical
Benson Boone
Luke Combs - Beautiful Crazy
LukeCombs
Die With A Smile
Lady Gaga
Guns N' Roses - Patience
GunsNRoses
What It Sounds Like
HUNTR/X
One way or another
Blondie
Is This Love? - Bob Marley
Bob Marley
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