Guitar Chords in the Key of E Major

The chords in the key of E Major

E Major Chord

E

F Sharp minor Chord

F♯m

G Sharp minor Chord

G♯m

A Major Chord

A

B Major Chord

B

C Sharp Minor Chord

C♯m

D Sharp Diminished Chord

D♯dim

E Major - F♯ minor - G♯ minor - A Major - B Major - C♯ minor - D♯ diminished (D♯°).

      E     F#m   G#m   A     B     C#m   D#dim 
e|----0-----2-----4-----0-----2-----4----------|
B|----0-----2-----4-----2-----4-----5-----7----|
G|----1-----2-----4-----2-----4-----6-----8----|
D|----2-----4-----6-----2-----4-----6-----7----|
A|----2-----4-----6-----0-----2-----4-----6----|
E|----0-----2-----4----------------------------|
      I     ii    iii   IV    V     vi    vii

The chord formula for any Major key is
Major - minor - minor - Major - Major - minor - diminished

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
I - ii - iii - IV - V - vi - vii

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)