E major arpeggio for guitar (E)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the E major arpeggio (E): E · G# · B.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
E
EG#B
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
E
Root
· R
G#
Third
· 3
B
Fifth
· 5
Arpeggio sheet
EFormula (degrees)
R 3 5
Notes in key
E G# B
Typical use
Over major chords; I and IV.
E major
The E major arpeggio is made up of: E · G# · B.
The major arpeggio: the triad played one note at a time, the most stable resting point the ear hears as resolution. Useful over the I and IV degrees of a major key.