E Major chord — DADGAD
4 voicings · DADGAD
Tuning:DADGAD
Fret 7 position
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Chord tones
E
R
G#
+4
B
+7
E Major in other tunings
Major in other keys — DADGAD
E Major in DADGAD — video lessons
About E Major in DADGAD
The E Major chord contains the notes E, G#, B. In DADGAD tuning (strings: D–A–D–G–A–D), the chord shapes differ from standard tuning because the open string pitches change. DADGAD is popular in Celtic and folk guitar — the open strings form a Dsus4 chord. Diagrams above show all playable shapes in this tuning.