E7
How to play the E Major 7th. Chord on your piano or keyboard
From the chord symbol E7 we get the following information:
- The E7 chord has the note E as root note
- The E7 chord is a 4-note chord (a tetrad)
- The E7 chord is a minor chord
Because E7 is a 4-note chord it also has 4 inversions:
- Root inversion
- 1st. inversion
- 2nd. inversion
- 3rd. inversion
E7 chord – Root inversion (basic inversion) looks like this: E – G# – B – D
E7 chord – 1st. inversion: G# – B – D – E
E7 chord – 2nd. inversion: B – D – E – G#
E7 chord – 3rd. inversion: D – E – G# – B
E7 chord – fingering:
Root inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | E | G# | B | D |
1st. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Note | G# | B | D | E |
2nd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | B | D | E | G# |
3rd. inversion:
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Note | D | E | G# | B |
E7 chord – Closely related scales and harmonic functions:
The E7 chord is the 1st. step in the E DOMINANT scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | E7 | F#m7 | G#m7(b5) | Amaj7 | Bm7 | C#m7 | Dmaj7 |
The E7 chord is the 5th. step in the A Major scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Amaj7 | Bm7 | C#m7 | Dmaj7 | E7 | F#m7 | G#m7(b5) |
The E7 chord is the 7th. step in the A MELODIC MINOR scale
| Step | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Chord | Am(maj7) | Bm7 | Caug(maj7) | Dmaj7 | E7 | F#m7 | G#m7(b5) |