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E minor third dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
E–G guitar chord
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G major sixth dyad · Fret 5
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
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E quartal chord, four notes · also Em7(add11), no 5th · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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The Matrix, 1999 · Don Davis
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How to play E–G on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the D string at the 2nd fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the low E, A, B and high E strings.
From the low E string x x 2 0 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E–G?
E–G, E minor third dyad, is E and G: the root (E) and the minor third (G). Its formula is 1 ♭3.
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Minor third dyad chords in every key
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