E

E1G♯3B5

A major third and a perfect fifth over the root.

on ukulele on piano the scale

Every fingering that fits a hand

Fig. 2

022100

open

Fig. 3

02210x

open

Fig. 4

076400

easy

Fig. 5

xx2100

open

Fig. 6

022404

moderate

What is true of it

E is E, G♯ and B — 1, 3 and 5 counted from E.

On an instrument that cannot reach all 3, the 5 goes first, in that order.

The easiest of the 5 fingerings below is 022100: 3 fingers, held at the 1st fret.

3 of them use open strings, which is what makes a shape quiet to change to.

Where its notes are on the neck

Fig. 7 — first 12 frets

The brass dots are E, the root. Everything else is a chord tone with its degree printed in it.

With a different note underneath

first inversion

E/G♯

422400

second inversion

E/B

x22100

An inversion is the same chord with a different note lowest. The name changes to a slash name because the bass is what a listener hears as the foundation.

E in other shapes

Emminor Edimdiminished Eaugaugmented E5power chord Esus2suspended second Esus4suspended fourth

C C♯D♭D D♯E♭F F♯all 374