E7 chord on 7-String Guitar

in Standard B (B-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕○○○○21EBDG#BE
E7
Dominant 7
Notes:E · G# · B · D
easy
Piano Left hand Right hand
EEEBDG#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 0 2 0 1 0 0– – 2 – 1 – –x E B D G# B Eeasy
x x x 2 4 3 4– – – 1 3 2 4x x x E B D G#medium
x x 7 6 4 3 x– – 4 3 2 1 –x x E G# B D xhard
5 0 5 0 4 5 42 – 3 – 1 4 1E E D D B E G#medium · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 7 5 01 3 1 2 4 1 –E B D G# D E Emedium · barre on fret 5
x 0 7 6 7 0 7– – 2 1 3 – 4x E E G# D B Bmedium
9 0 7 9 7 9 72 – 1 3 1 4 1G# E E B D G# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x 0 11 9 9 9 10– – 3 1 1 1 2x E G# B E G# Dmedium · barre on fret 9
12 0 11 0 x 12 103 – 2 – – 4 1B E G# D x B Dhard
12 0 11 12 x x x2 – 1 3 – – –B E G# D x x xeasy
x 0 2 0 1 0 x– – 2 – 1 – –x E B D G# B xeasy
5 4 5 2 x x x3 2 4 1 – – –E G# D E x x xmedium
x x 7 6 7 3 x– – 3 2 4 1 –x x E G# D D xhard
x 0 5 0 4 5 4– – 2 – 1 3 1x E D D B E G#easy · barre on fret 4
5 7 5 6 7 5 x1 3 1 2 4 1 –E B D G# D E xmedium · barre on fret 5
x x 7 6 7 0 7– – 2 1 3 – 4x x E G# D B Bmedium

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

Standard B B-E-A-D-G-B-E
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.