E maj7 Chord on Balalaika
Play E maj7 on Balalaika: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The E maj7 chord is a major seventh — a lush, jazzy extension of the major triad. It is built from the notes E, G#, B, D#. This page shows how to play E maj7 on Balalaika with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 11 and spans 2 frets, with no open strings in it. The root is the E string itself. It sounds from D#5 up to G#5.
Balalaika is tuned E–E–A, with 15 frets to work with. Voicings are computed for this tuning by the shared voicing generator, not borrowed from another instrument; the two lower strings share one pitch, so a chart can hold the same note twice.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.