E7 chord on 6-String Guitar – G Modal

in G Modal (D-G-D-G-C-D) tuning · Also known as Gsus

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 1 2 1 2 0	2 1 3 1 4 –	E G# E G# D D	medium · barre on fret 1
2 4 2 4 2 6	1 2 1 3 1 4	E B E B D G#	hard · barre on fret 2
0 4 6 4 4 0	– 1 2 1 1 –	D B G# B E D	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 7 8 6	– 4 1 2 3 1	x E G# D G# G#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 9 9 7 8 0	– 3 4 1 2 –	x E B D G# D	medium
x 9 9 9 8 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	x E B E G# D	medium
2 1 0 1 2 0	3 1 – 2 4 –	E G# D G# D D	medium
2 4 6 4 2 2	1 2 4 3 1 1	E B G# B D E	hard · barre on fret 2
0 4 6 4 4 6	– 1 2 1 1 3	D B G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 7 8 0	– 4 1 2 3 –	x E G# D G# D	medium
x 9 9 7 8 x	– 3 4 1 2 –	x E B D G# x	medium
x 9 9 x 8 0	– 2 3 – 1 –	x E B x G# D	easy
2 1 2 1 2 x	2 1 3 1 4 –	E G# E G# D x	medium · barre on fret 1
2 4 6 4 2 x	1 2 4 3 1 –	E B G# B D x	hard · barre on fret 2
6 4 6 4 4 0	2 1 3 1 1 –	G# B G# B E D	medium · barre on fret 4
x 9 6 9 8 0	– 3 1 4 2 –	x E G# E G# D	medium

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 – G 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 G Modal D-G-D-G-C-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.