Six String Guitar · Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1

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

Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1, 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 — D-shape, 2nd (x 4 3 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (x x 11 11 11 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (11 11 9 11 11 9) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 14th (x 16 15 14 14 15) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 4 x 2 2 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar chord — 2nd position (x 4 3 2 2 x) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 3 5 x 6) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (x 4 6 5 x 3) fretboard diagram in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
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 — D-shape, 2nd (x 4 3 2 2 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (x x 11 11 11 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (11 11 9 11 11 9) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 14th (x 16 15 14 14 15) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 4 x 2 2 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar tab — 2nd position (x 4 3 2 2 x) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 3 5 x 6) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
E Dominant 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (x 4 6 5 x 3) in Open E Tuning (EBEG♯BE) · Capo 1
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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