This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
E7 Guitar Chord
A dominant seventh with attitude. E7 drives blues progressions and adds a gritty edge to rock and folk songs.
Also known as
- E 7
- Edom7
- E dom7
- E dominant 7th
- E dominant seventh
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
Open E7 is simply E major with one finger removed, leaving the D string open. It's one of the most important chords in blues guitar and is used in countless 12-bar progressions. Let all six strings ring and make sure that open D string isn't accidentally muted.