E7 Piano Chord
A tense chord that "wants" to resolve up a fourth. Essential for blues, jazz, rock'n'roll and funk. The added minor seventh creates characteristic tension.
Recommended voicing
E4 · G#4 · B4 · D5
With bass · rootless
Left hand
G#3 · D4
fingers 5–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the E7 chord
Other names: E dominant 7th, Edom7
Music theory name: dominant seventh chord
Common name: E seven chord
Notes and intervals in the E7 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| E | Root |
| G# | Major 3rd |
| B | Perfect 5th |
| D | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
G#4 · B4 · D5 · E5
2nd inversion
B4 · D5 · E5 · G#5