E guitar chord

E major. E is a first-week shape in the PickMyPath learning order.

E

Finger by finger

  1. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the G string.
  2. Put your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the A string.
  3. Put your ring finger on the 2nd fret of the D string.
  4. Let the low E string, B string and high E string ring open.

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