E major triad for guitar (E)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the E major triad (E) on the guitar fretboard: E · G# · B.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
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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
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 8
1st inversion
open
2nd inversion
fret 5
E major
The E major triad is made up of three notes: E · G# · B.
It's the most consonant, stable triad -- the backbone of most pop, rock, and folk music. It often functions as the tonic chord, the point of arrival a progression resolves to.