Beginner Guitar - E Major and E Minor Chord Shapes

In this exercise, we practice the E major and E minor chord in the 1st hand position.

Since this guitar is tuned E standard, (EADgbe) the lowest sounding note is E,

and so the lowest sounding chord is also E.

The difference between these two chords is just whether the pointer finger sharpening the highest sounding note, which is the 3rd, from minor3rd to major3rd,

The E major shape, if moved up one string, becomes the A minor shape.

While it would be unusual to play both of these chords in the same song,

This exercise is still good for learning to hear the difference between a minor and major sound, contrasted with each other, like A-B testing.