E Dominant 7th (E7) is built from E, G#, B, D, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m formula measured from the root E. This page shows 32 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
7th
Notes: E · G# · B · DIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 7m
Fingerings for E7
E7A at fret 2, G at fret 1
E7A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 1
E7A at fret 3, G at fret 2
E7A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
E7A at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E muted
E7low E open, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E muted
E7A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
E7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
E7low E open, A at fret 2, D open, G muted, B open, high E open
E7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 2
E7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 2
E7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
E7low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
E7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3
E7low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
E7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
E7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
E7low E open, A at fret 2, D at fret 2, G muted, B at fret 3, high E muted
E7low E open, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E muted
E7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
E7low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
E7low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted
E7low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
E7low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
E7low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
E7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1
E7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
E7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3
E7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
E7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
E7low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
E7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted
Notes in E7
E1P
G#3M
B5P
D7m
How to play E7
E Dominant 7th Guitar Chord (E7) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.
Beginner tip
Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.
Practice idea
Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.
E7 FAQ
What notes are in E Dominant 7th?
E Dominant 7th (E7) contains E, G#, B, D. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m above the root E.
How do you play E7 on guitar?
The most common shape here is "E7": A at fret 2, G at fret 1.
Is E7 hard for beginners?
It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.