E7 piano chord

E7 Piano Chord

The E7 chord is a dominant seventh built on the root note E. It contains the notes E, G#, B, D.

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E
HOW BAD CAN I BE
John Powell
Medium E · ♩=88· 12 chords
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A
CHRISTMAS DAY
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Medium Ab · ♩=70· 30 chords
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C
My Tribute
Andrae Crouch
Easy C · ♩=120· 26 chords
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C
FEELINGS
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Medium C · ♩=80· 30 chords
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G
ME AND BOBBY McGEE
Janis Joplin
Medium G · ♩=85· 9 chords
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C
PUT IT WHERE YOU WANT IT
The Crusaders
Medium C · ♩=128· 8 chords
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E
COMING OUT OF THE DARK
Gloria Estefan
Medium E · ♩=90· 12 chords
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C
EMOTIONS
Mariah Carey
Medium C · ♩=116· 13 chords
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G
IF I NEVER KNEW YOU
Jon Secada and Shanice
Medium G · ♩=80· 41 chords
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E
I'VE GOT A DREAM
Mandy Moore
Medium E · ♩=100· 23 chords
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E
Sympathy for the Devil
Guns N' Roses
Advanced E · ♩=100· 6 chords
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C
THE GODFATHER MAZURKA
Carmen Coppola
Easy C · ♩=135· 14 chords
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How to play E7

DEBDEG#

Press all highlighted keys together. Use any comfortable fingering — for a right-hand triad, thumb on root, middle on 3rd, pinky on 5th is standard.

Chord theory

Root note
E
Quality
Dominant seventh
Notes (intervals)
E (Root), G# (M3), B (P5), D (m7)
Number of notes
4

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Master one chord at a time. Once E7 feels natural, try the E chord, or browse easy piano songs to put it in context.