About the E chord
E is a E major chord built from E, G#, B. Bright and stable: the foundation of most songs. Open, happy, and resolved.
Root
E
Quality
Major
Chord tones
E G# B
Shapes
2 · advanced
Notes & intervals
Every major chord stacks the same intervals on its root. In E, that gives you:
E
root1
Home base. The root names the chord, and every other note is measured from it.
G#
major third3
The major third is the smile in the chord: this note makes it sound happy.
B
perfect fifth5
The fifth adds weight and strength behind the root.
E appears naturally in the keys of E major, A major, B major.
Used in genres
Major chords show up all over the progression catalog, most of all in these styles:
Character & mood
BrightBright and stable: the foundation of most songs. Open, happy, and resolved.