Five String Banjo · C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E7E Dominant 7th

G♯Root

Ctone

D♯tone

F♯tone

Formula 3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2 · Notes G♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

How to play it

E7 fingering positions

C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (1 1 0 3 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 12th (13 13 12 15 x) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (1 1 0 x 3) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (1 1 0 3 3) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 0 3 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 6 0 6 3) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 6 6 9) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — 6th position (x 6 6 9 6) fretboard diagram in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Read it as tab

E7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (1 1 0 3 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 12th (13 13 12 15 x) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (1 1 0 x 3) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (1 1 0 3 3) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 0 3 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 6 0 6 3) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 6 6 9) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — 6th position (x 6 6 9 6) in C / Drop C (gCGBD) · Capo 3

Sound

How E7 sounds

Consonance

3/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

bluesyconfidentunresolved

Genres

bluesjazzrock

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesG♯ · C · D♯ · F♯

Formula (scale degrees)3 · ♭6 · 7 · 2

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