E7 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-A-E-E-A-A-D-D-F#-F#-B-B) tuning

✕✕○○○○○○1122EEBBDDG#G#BB
E7
Dominant 7
Notes:E · G# · B · D
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x E E B B D D G# G# B Beasy
x x x x x x 2 2 2 2 3 3– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 3 3x x x x x x E E G# G# D Deasy
x x x x 7 7 6 6 5 5 3 3– – – – 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1x x x x E E G# G# B B D Dhard
7 7 4 4 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 04 4 1 1 2 2 – – 3 3 – –E E G# G# D D D D B B B Bmedium
7 7 7 7 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 53 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1E E B B D D G# G# B B E Emedium · barre on fret 5
7 7 0 0 7 7 6 6 8 8 0 02 2 – – 3 3 1 1 4 4 – –E E E E E E G# G# D D B Bmedium
7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 8 8 9 91 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4E E B B E E B B D D G# G#medium · barre on fret 7
11 11 0 0 11 11 9 9 8 8 0 03 3 – – 4 4 2 2 1 1 – –G# G# E E G# G# B B D D B Bmedium
11 11 0 0 11 11 0 0 10 10 9 93 3 – – 4 4 – – 2 2 1 1G# G# E E G# G# D D E E G# G#medium
11 11 0 0 11 11 0 0 10 10 0 02 2 – – 3 3 – – 1 1 – –G# G# E E G# G# D D E E B Beasy
11 11 0 0 11 11 0 0 x x x x1 1 – – 2 2 – – – – – –G# G# E E G# G# D D x x x xeasy
x x 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 x x– – – – 1 1 – – 2 2 – –x x E E B B D D G# G# x xeasy
2 2 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 31 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2B B G# G# B B E E G# G# D Dmedium · barre on fret 2
x x x x 7 7 6 6 x x 3 3– – – – 3 3 2 2 – – 1 1x x x x E E G# G# x x D Dhard
7 7 4 4 7 7 0 0 5 5 0 03 3 1 1 4 4 – – 2 2 – –E E G# G# E E D D B B B Bmedium
x x 0 0 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5– – – – 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1x x E E D D G# G# B B E Eeasy · barre on fret 5

The E7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop A 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.