Standard
E quartal chord, three notes · also E7sus4 (no 5th) · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
E–A–D guitar chord
What it is
Root
Notes
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Chords3
Standard
E quartal chord, four notes · also Em7(add11), no 5th · Open strings
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
Standard
B quartal chord, four notes · also Bm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 7
Fourths, stacked on the first note in its name
Famous chords7
Standard
E7♯9 · Jimi Hendrix
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How to play E–A–D on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: . Let the low E, A and D strings ring open. Don’t play the G, B and high E strings.
From the low E string 0 0 0 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in E–A–D?
E–A–D, E quartal chord, three notes, is E, A and D: the root (E), the perfect fourth (A) and the minor seventh (D). Its formula is 1 4 ♭7.
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Quartal chord, three notes chords in every key
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