E m(maj11) Chord on Classical Guitar (Drop D)

Play E m(maj11) on Classical Guitar (Drop D): diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.

The E m(maj11) chord is a minor/major extended chord pairing a minor third with a natural seventh and upper tensions. It is built from the notes E, F#, G, A, B, D#. This page shows how to play E m(maj11) on Classical Guitar (Drop D) with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

The shape nearest the nut leaves the A, G and B strings open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 2 frets. E falls on the D string. It sounds from E2 up to F#4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 2.

It has nylon strings on a wider, flatter neck, with the lowest string slackened a whole tone.

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.