Standard
E perfect fourth dyad · Open strings
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
E–A guitar chord
What it is
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A perfect fifth dyad · Open position
Two notes: the first in its name is the lower
Standard
E quartal chord, three notes · also E7sus4 (no 5th) · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
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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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How to play E–A on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the low E and A strings ring open. Don’t play the D, G, B and high E strings.
From the low E string 0 0 x x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E–A?
E–A, E perfect fourth dyad, is E and A: the root (E) and the perfect fourth (A). Its formula is 1 4.
More E chords on guitar
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Perfect fourth dyad chords in every key
C–Ftwo notesC♯–F♯two notesD–Gtwo notesE♭–A♭two notesF–B♭two notesF♯–Btwo notesG–Ctwo notesA♭–D♭two notesA–Dtwo notesB♭–E♭two notesB–Etwo notes