E7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D

easybarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7 shapes as text

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

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 – Open G 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.