E7 chord on 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal)

in DADGAD (D Modal) tuning · Also known as Celtic, Modal D

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 0 1 2 0	2 3 – 1 4 –	E B D G# B D	medium
2 2 2 4 5 6	1 1 1 2 3 4	E B E B D G#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 4 5 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x E G# B D D	medium
x 7 6 7 5 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	x E G# D D D	medium
x 7 6 7 7 6	– 2 1 3 4 1	x E G# D E G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 7 9 7 11 9	– 1 2 1 4 3	x E B D G# B	hard · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 11 12	– – – 1 2 3	x x x E G# D	medium
2 2 0 1 2 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	E B D G# B x	medium
2 2 6 4 5 2	1 1 4 2 3 1	E B G# B D E	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 4 7 0	– 3 2 1 4 –	x E G# B E D	medium
x 7 6 7 5 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x E G# D D x	medium
x 7 6 7 7 0	– 2 1 3 4 –	x E G# D E D	medium
x 7 9 7 11 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x E B D G# D	hard · barre on fret 7
0 11 9 9 11 9	– 2 1 1 3 1	D G# B E G# B	medium · barre on fret 9
x x 2 1 2 0	– – 2 1 3 –	x x E G# B D	easy
2 5 2 4 2 6	1 3 1 2 1 4	E D E B B G#	hard · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The E7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes E, G#, B, D. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – DADGAD (D Modal) 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	E
3	4	G#
5	7	B
♭7	10	D

More E chords

E Em E°E+E9 Emaj7 Em7 E7♯5 E7♭5 E6 Em6 Em7♭5 E°7 Esus2 Esus4 Eadd9 Emaj9 Em9 E5

Other roots

C7 C#7 D7 D#7 F7 F#7 G7 G#7 A7 A#7 B7

See E7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.