Capo
Where to capo for E Aeolian
E Aeolian already falls under the fingers in Standard tuning — the open-position shapes are the easiest ones available, so a capo costs you more than it buys.
You want E. Capo none and play in E.
19 open stringsdifficulty 3.4
All eight positions, ranked
Each row transposes E Aeolian down by that many frets to find the shapes your hand would actually make, then scores the best voicing of all seven chords — fewer fingers, less stretch, closer to the nut, fewer muted strings. Lower is easier. Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4).
| Capo | Shapes you play | Open strings | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| None | E Aeolian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 7 | A Aeolian | 19 | 3.4 |
| 5 | B Aeolian | 19 | 3.9 |
| 3 | C# Aeolian | 10 | 4.4 |
| 2 | D Aeolian | 15 | 4.7 |
| 1 | D# Aeolian | 3 | 5.6 |
| 4 | C Aeolian | 4 | 5.6 |
| 6 | A# Aeolian | 0 | 6.3 |
What you are playing
The seven chords of E Aeolian are Em, F#dim, G, Am, Bm, C, D — the ones the ranking above is scored against. Their diagrams are on the E Aeolian key page.