Emaj7, the E major 7 guitar chord
Emaj7 is the Amaj7 grip at the 7th fret, the highest chart in this set. The E-shape major 7th you’d expect can’t reach the nut, so this set teaches it here. The frets are narrow, so keep each fingertip just behind its fret. After it come A♭maj7 and F♯maj7, and then every major 7th the songs ask for is under your hand.
How to play it
- Index finger flattened across the A string (5th) and high E string (1st), 7th fret.
- Middle finger on the G string (3rd), 8th fret.
- Ring finger on the D string (4th), 9th fret.
- Pinky on the B string (2nd), 9th fret.
- Don't strum the low E string (6th). It stays silent in this shape.
Changes to practice
Holding Emaj7 still is the easy part. Songs need you to arrive at it in rhythm, so in Strumhold you practice Emaj7 as changes, alongside the rest of the Barre Major 7ths set:
- Emaj7 ↔ Fmaj7 E major 7 to F major 7 Drill
- Emaj7 ↔ B♭maj7 E major 7 to B♭ major 7 Drill
- Emaj7 ↔ C♯maj7 E major 7 to C♯ major 7 Drill
- Emaj7 ↔ E♭maj7 E major 7 to E♭ major 7 Drill
- Emaj7 ↔ Bmaj7 E major 7 to B major 7 Drill
- Emaj7 ↔ A♭maj7 E major 7 to A♭ major 7 Drill
- Emaj7 ↔ F♯maj7 E major 7 to F♯ major 7 Drill