E7 chord on 4-String Bass

in Standard (EADG) tuning

○○21EBDG#
E7
Dominant 7
Notes:E · G# · B · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 2 0 1– 2 – 1E B D G#easy
4 5 2 42 4 1 3G# D E Bmedium
0 5 6 4– 2 3 1E D G# Bmedium
0 5 6 x– 1 2 –E D G# xeasy
0 7 6 7– 2 1 3E E G# Deasy
0 11 9 7– 3 2 1E G# B Dhard
12 11 12 93 2 4 1E G# D Emedium
12 11 12 x2 1 3 –E G# D xeasy
0 x 0 1– – – 1E x D G#easy
4 5 2 x2 3 1 –G# D E xmedium
4 7 0 41 3 – 2G# E D Bmedium
0 5 6 7– 1 2 3E D G# Dmedium
x 7 6 7– 2 1 3x E G# Deasy
0 11 0 7– 2 – 1E G# D Dhard
0 11 0 9– 2 – 1E G# D Emedium
0 11 0 x– 1 – –E G# D xeasy

The E7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass 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

Standard (EADG) E-A-D-G
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.