E maj7 Chord on Mandola
How to play the E maj7 chord on Mandola: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.
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 Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 4 frets, with no open strings in it. E falls on the C string. It sounds from E3 up to B4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 4.
Mandola is strung in four courses of two, so each stopped note here sounds as two — which is why the shape rings thicker than the same grip on a single-strung instrument.
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.