E piano chord — the keys, the inversions, the theory
E is a major chord built from E, G#, B. Below: the keys to press, every inversion with its own diagram, the intervals it is made of, the keys whose scale contains it, and a progression that actually uses it. Press any diagram to hear it.
E
E · G# · B
Semitones above the root: 0 – 4 – 7
A major third at the bottom is what makes this bright and settled.
Inversions of E
Root position
E · G# · B · bass E
Inversion 1
G# · B · E · bass G#
Inversion 2
B · E · G# · bass B
Same chord, different note at the bottom. Press a diagram to hear it — inversions are how you move between chords without jumping your hand across the keyboard.
Keys that contain E
- AV
- EI
- BIV
In A it does this job: I – V – vi – IV
- A
- E
- F#m
- D