E Major Chord on Mandola
Play E Major on Mandola: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The E Major chord is a bright, stable major triad — one of the first chords most players learn. It is built from the notes E, G#, B. This page shows how to play E Major on Mandola with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The lowest shape sits at fret 1 and spans 4 frets, with no open courses in it. E falls on the C course. It sounds from E3 up to B4.
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.