E Major 2nd Inversion chord

A major triad with the 5th in the bass. Open and suspended-sounding, it is a staple of descending bass lines and pedal-point passages.

Usually written E/B — the same triad, voiced with its 5th in the bass.

Playable voicings, generated for this chord.

Root Chord tone✕ = don't playNumbers show the interval (1 = root, 3 = third, 5 = fifth…).
e
1
B
5
G
3
D
1
A
5
E
0
1
2
3
4
5