Guitar Chords in the Key of E Major

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The chords in the key of E Major

E Major Chord E
F Sharp minor Chord F♯m
G Sharp minor Chord G♯m
A Major Chord A
B Major Chord B
C Sharp Minor Chord C♯m
D Sharp Diminished Chord D♯dim

E Major - F♯ minor - G♯ minor - A Major - B Major - C♯ minor - D♯ diminished (D♯°)

      E    F#m   G#m    A     B    C#m  D#dim   
e|----0-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4----------|
B|----0-----2-----4-----2-----4-----5-----7----|
G|----1-----2-----4-----2-----4-----6-----8----|
D|----2-----4-----6-----2-----4-----6-----7----|
A|----2-----4-----6-----0-----2-----4-----6----|
E|----0-----2-----4----------------------------|
      I     ii   iii    IV    V     vi   vii

The chord formula for any Major key is
Major - minor - minor - Major - Major - minor - diminished

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of E Major Using 7th Chords

E Major 7 Chord EMaj7
F Sharp minor 7 Chord F♯m7
G Sharp minor 7 Chord G♯m7
A Major 7 Chord AMaj7
B Dominant 7 Chord B7
C Sharp Minor 7 Chord C♯m7
D Sharp Minor 7 ♭5 Chord D♯m7♭5

E Major 7 - F♯ minor 7 - G♯ minor 7 - A Major 7 - B Dominant 7 - C♯ minor 7 - D♯ minor 7♭5

    EMaj7  F#m7  G♯m7  AMaj7  B7  C♯m7  D♯m7♭5   
e|----0-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4-----2----| 
B|----0-----2-----4-----2-----4-----5-----2----| 
G|----1-----2-----4-----1-----2-----4-----2----| 
D|----1-----2-----4-----2-----4-----6-----1----| 
A|----2-----4-----6-----0-----2-----4----------| 
E|----0-----2-----4----------------------------| 
      I     ii   iii    IV    V     vi   vii