E7 chord on guitar
E dominant seventh · formula 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7
Fingerings for E7
From thick (left) to thin (right). × = don't play, ○ = open string, orange = root E. A number on the left shows the starting fret.
Notes in E7
- E (1)
- G♯ (3)
- B (5)
- D (♭7)
About this chord
The dominant seventh chord builds tension that wants to resolve to the chord a fourth higher. It is also the blues chord: in a 12-bar blues all three chords are seventh chords.
Which keys contain E7?
Key pages are in Dutch for now.