Open E Chords (E B E G♯ B E)
Open E is open D pulled up a whole step. E B E G♯ B E, same shapes, more tension in the strings. Statesboro Blues is in open E. So is most of the Black Crowes catalog.
From standard, raise the A to B, the D to E, and the G to G♯. Low to high, E B E G♯ B E.
Open E chord shapes
○ open string
× muted / not played
1–4 suggested finger
3fr shape starts at fret 3
E
0-0-0-0-0-0
A
5-5-5-5-5-5
B
7-7-7-7-7-7
E7
0-0-0-0-3-0
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Interactive charts
The chord charts generate these for every root in Open E.
Standard tuning
The chord library, one page per chord.
More tunings