E7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Whole Step Down (D)

in Whole Step Down (D) (D-G-C-F-A-D) tuning · Also known as D Standard

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:E · G# · B · D

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

E7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 4 2 3 2 0	1 3 1 2 1 –	E B D G# B D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 3 2 2	1 3 1 2 1 1	E B D G# B E	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 3 5 x	– – 2 1 3 –	x x E G# D x	medium
x x 4 6 5 6	– – 1 3 2 4	x x E B D G#	medium
x 9 8 6 5 0	– 4 3 2 1 –	x E G# B D D	hard
x 9 8 6 7 0	– 4 3 1 2 –	x E G# B E D	medium
x 9 8 9 7 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	x E G# D E D	medium
x 9 8 9 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x E G# D x x	easy
x 9 11 9 11 9	– 1 2 1 3 1	x E B D G# B	medium · barre on fret 9
x x x 11 11 12	– – – 1 2 3	x x x E G# D	easy
2 4 4 3 2 0	1 3 4 2 1 –	E B E G# B D	medium · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 3 2 x	1 3 1 2 1 –	E B D G# B x	medium · barre on fret 2
x x 4 3 5 6	– – 2 1 3 4	x x E G# D G#	medium
x x 4 x 5 6	– – 1 – 2 3	x x E x D G#	hard
x 9 8 6 5 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x E G# B D x	hard
6 7 8 6 7 6	1 2 4 1 3 1	G# D G# B E G#	medium · barre on fret 6

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 – Whole Step Down (D) 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#Whole Step Down (D) 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.