Four String Bass · Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

EME Major

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯

How to play it

EM fingering positions

Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Major guitar chord — Open (1 1 1 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — M-shape, 3rd (x 6 5 3) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — M-shape, 12th (13 13 13 12) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — M-shape, 15th (x 18 17 15) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — Open (1 1 x 0) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — 12th position (13 13 x 12) fretboard diagram in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

Read it as tab

EM guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Major guitar tab — Open (1 1 1 0) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — M-shape, 3rd (x 6 5 3) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — M-shape, 12th (13 13 13 12) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — M-shape, 15th (x 18 17 15) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — Open (1 1 x 0) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — 12th position (13 13 x 12) in Drop D (DADG) · Capo 1

Sound

How EM sounds

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Character

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7

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