Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

EME Major

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

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

How to play it

EM fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 (0 2 2 1 0 0) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — D-shape, 2nd (x x 2 4 5 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — C-shape, 4th (x 7 6 4 5 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — A-shape, 7th (x 7 9 9 9 7) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — G-shape, 9th (12 11 9 9 9 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — E-shape, 12th (12 14 14 13 12 12) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — D-shape, 14th (x x 14 16 17 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar chord — C-shape, 16th (x 19 18 16 17 16) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · 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 (0 2 2 1 0 0) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — D-shape, 2nd (x x 2 4 5 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — C-shape, 4th (x 7 6 4 5 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — A-shape, 7th (x 7 9 9 9 7) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — G-shape, 9th (12 11 9 9 9 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — E-shape, 12th (12 14 14 13 12 12) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — D-shape, 14th (x x 14 16 17 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

E Major guitar tab — C-shape, 16th (x 19 18 16 17 16) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 1

Sound

How EM sounds

Consonance

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Character

Moods & genres

Moods

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Genres

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Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7

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