E7 is the E seventh chord, made of the notes E G# B D. Most guitarists play it as 0 2 0 1 0 0, an open chord. Below are all 6 ways to hold E7 on the guitar, from the lowest on the neck to the highest, and the same chord in Drop D and DADGAD. The TabTunix app plays each one. Check out our full chord library.
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E7
0 2 0 1 0 0
Notes
Degrees: R 3 5 b7. Notes: E G# B D.
RE
3G#
5B
b7D
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Voicings
How to play E7
The shape most players use is 0 2 0 1 0 0, from the lowest string to the highest. Hold it like this:
Put your middle finger on the A string at fret 2.
Put your index finger on the G string at fret 1.
Let the low E, D, B and high E strings ring open.
E7
0 2 0 1 0 0
6 ways to play E7
Every shape the chord library holds for E7 in standard tuning, from low on the neck to high. In each one E is the lowest note; they differ in where your hand sits and in which strings ring.
A chord is yours when you can change to it in time. In TabTunix, put E7 and the chord before it into a chord-change exercise, set a target tempo, and play the change to a click that counts you through it. Rate each take, and the app keeps your best tempo, so you see it climb.