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E dominant 7 guitar chord

E7 means E dominant 7. The notes are E, G sharp, B, and D. Compared with E major, one more string has no finger on it. Look at the first picture.

x means muted. 0 means open.

E dominant 7

Short code 020100, thickest string first.

  1. Low E string: open, note E, 1st.
  2. A string: fret 2, middle finger, note B, 5th.
  3. D string: open, note D, 7th.
  4. G string: fret 1, index finger, note G sharp, 3rd.
  5. B string: open, note B, 5th.
  6. High E string: open, note E, 1st.

E dominant 7 uses the notes E, B, D and G sharp.

More E guitar chords.

Also E major, E minor, E major 7, E minor 7, E suspended 2, E suspended 4, E power chord, E diminished, E augmented.

E dominant 7, another shape

Short code 779797, thickest string first.

Barre fret 7 with the index finger on the low E, A, G and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 7, index finger, note B, 5th.
  2. A string: fret 7, index finger, note E, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 9, ring finger, note B, 5th.
  4. G string: fret 7, index finger, note D, 7th.
  5. B string: fret 9, pinky finger, note G sharp, 3rd.
  6. High E string: fret 7, index finger, note B, 5th.

E dominant 7 uses the notes B, E, D and G sharp.

What extra note makes this E dominant 7?

Both pictures are E, G sharp, B, and D. That is E dominant 7. The first picture has no barre and rings four open strings. The second picture bars fret 7. Same four notes. The barre shape is higher and usually sounds tighter.

If the E dominant 7 in a song sounds higher than the first picture, try the barre picture lower on this page.

D is the extra note. It is not in E major. On the first picture that D is the open D string. Play E major after this and that D is gone. The extra note is why this chord wants to go to A major.

Progressions that start on E dominant 7

Play each line in order.

E dominant 7, A dominant 7, B dominant 7, E dominant 7

This is the blues one. E dominant 7 (E7) to A dominant 7 (A7) to B dominant 7 (B7) and home, and it never quite sits still. 1950s Chicago, a back porch after dinner, early rock and roll on the radio. Hungry, not sad. That is why you play it again.

E dominant 7, A dominant 7, E dominant 7, B dominant 7

E7 goes to A7 and comes back. Then B7 makes you wait. Slow blues. A kitchen at night, the radio low. The feeling is the wait.

E dominant 7, D dominant 7, A dominant 7, E dominant 7

D dominant 7 (D7) walks off, A7 walks you back, E7 is home and still buzzing. 1970s rock, car radio, windows down. Bar-band loud. Not a hymn.