0 2 0 1 0 0
E7
Notes: E · G# · B · D
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Common shapes (5)
x x 2 4 3 4
x 7 6 7 5 x
x 7 9 7 9 7
12 11 9 9 9 10
Other shapes (125)
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0 x 0 4 0 4
0 5 0 4 0 4
0 2 0 1 3 0
0 2 0 4 0 4
0 2 0 1 0 4
0 7 6 7 0 0
0 5 6 4 0 0
0 11 0 x 0 0
0 5 6 7 0 0
0 11 0 9 0 0
0 5 0 4 5 4
0 2 2 1 3 0
About E7
The notes of E7 are E (root), G# (major third), B (perfect fifth) and D (minor seventh). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – 3 – 5 – b7. The minor seventh adds a tension that asks to resolve, which is why it is the typical chord on the fifth degree of a key.
E7 has 5 common voicings, based on the E, D, C, A and G shapes of the CAGED system. There are 125 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.