"E" Shape Major 7th Barre Chord

E Major 7th Open

E Major 7th Barred

(the audio example is FM7 with it's root on the 1st fret)

Fret/Chord Chart

Depending on the fret your 1st finger barres determines what chord you are playing. For example, in an open E chord the open E string is the root. The E chord barre on the 1st fret is an F chord and so on. This is where learning the names of the frets comes in handy!

Fret

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Chord F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C C#/Db D D#/Eb E

Alternate Fingerings

Inversion

Exercise

Play the E major barre chord on the 1st fret, then the 2nd, and continue up the fret board all the way up to the 12th fret. Then go all the way back down to the open position. The exercise is performed in the audio example below.


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