Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭), 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 3 1 2 1 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 3rd (x x 3 5 4 5) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — A-shape, 8th (x 8 10 8 10 8) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — G-shape, 10th (13 12 10 10 10 11) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — E-shape, 13th (13 15 13 14 13 13) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 15th (x x 15 17 16 17) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — A-shape, 20th (x 20 22 20 22 20) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar chord — Open (1 0 1 x 1 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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 3 1 2 1 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 3rd (x x 3 5 4 5) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — A-shape, 8th (x 8 10 8 10 8) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — G-shape, 10th (13 12 10 10 10 11) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — E-shape, 13th (13 15 13 14 13 13) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 15th (x x 15 17 16 17) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — A-shape, 20th (x 20 22 20 22 20) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

E Dominant 7th guitar tab — Open (1 0 1 x 1 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭)

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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