E7 chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

in Low C (C-A-D-G) tuning

○321EBDG#
E7
Dominant 7
Notes:E · G# · B · D
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
4 2 0 13 2 – 1E B D G#medium
4 5 6 41 2 3 1E D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 4
8 5 9 92 1 3 4G# D B Ehard
x 7 6 7– 2 1 3x E G# Deasy
8 7 9 72 1 3 1G# E B Dmedium · barre on fret 7
8 11 0 91 3 – 2G# G# D Emedium
11 11 0 92 3 – 1B G# D Emedium
4 5 0 12 3 – 1E D D G#hard
4 5 6 x1 2 3 –E D G# xmedium
8 5 6 93 1 2 4G# D G# Ehard
8 7 6 74 2 1 3G# E G# Dmedium
8 7 0 73 1 – 2G# E D Deasy
8 x 0 91 – – 2G# x D Eeasy
11 11 12 92 3 4 1B G# D Emedium
4 5 2 13 4 2 1E D E G#hard
4 5 6 71 2 3 4E D G# Dmedium

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