E7 chord on 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE)

in Open C (gCGCE) tuning

○1312G#EG#DE
E7
Dominant 7
Notes:E · G# · B · D
mediumbarre on fret 1
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
1 4 1 2 01 3 1 2 –G# E G# D Emedium · barre on fret 1
x 4 4 2 4– 2 3 1 4x E B D G#medium
4 4 7 4 41 1 2 1 1B E D E G#medium · barre on fret 4
7 x 9 8 71 – 4 3 2D x E G# Bhard
x x 9 8 10– – 2 1 3x x E G# Dmedium
1 4 4 2 01 3 4 2 –G# E B D Emedium
4 4 x 2 42 3 – 1 4B E x D G#hard
7 4 4 4 42 1 1 1 1D E B E G#medium · barre on fret 4
7 8 7 8 01 2 1 3 –D G# D G# Eeasy · barre on fret 7
9 x 9 8 102 – 3 1 4E x E G# Dhard
4 4 1 2 03 4 1 2 –B E G# D Emedium
x 4 x 2 4– 2 – 1 3x E x D G#hard
7 4 7 4 42 1 3 1 1D E D E G#medium · barre on fret 4
7 8 9 8 71 2 4 3 1D G# E G# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
9 8 9 8 102 1 3 1 4E G# E G# Dmedium · barre on fret 8
1 4 1 2 41 3 1 2 4G# E G# D G#medium · barre on fret 1

The E7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 5-String Banjo – Open C (gCGCE) generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the E7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10E
34G#
57B
♭710D

More E chords

Other roots

See E7 in another tuning

What notes make up the E7 chord?

E7 is a Dominant 7 chord built from the notes E, G#, B, D.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.