E chord on mandolin
The E chord diagram on mandolin, the notes it is built from, and the Alviena charts that use it.
The diagram
The notes in E
Ab · E · B
The chord is built from 3 distinct pitches. A shape may double them an octave apart: the same note then appears more than once without changing the chord.
The shape, string by string
1 open string
| String | Fret | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | Ab |
| 3 | 2 | E |
| 2 | 2 | B |
| 1 | open | E |
Charts that use E
- Papaoutai — Stromae
- Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler — Pink Martini
- Wicked Games — Jamaican Reggae Cuts
- Californication — Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- Big Boogaloo — Eric Legnini
- About A Girl — Nirvana
- Sensualité — Axelle Red
- House Of The Rising Sun — The Animals
- Get Lucky — Daft Punk
- Happy — Pharell Williams
- Crazy — Gnarls Barkley
- Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen