E 7 Chord on Tenor Guitar
Play E 7 on Tenor Guitar: diagrams, finger positions, intervals, and every voicing up and down the neck for this instrument.
The E 7 chord is a dominant seventh — a major triad with a flat seventh that pulls strongly toward resolution. It is built from the notes E, G#, B, D. This page shows how to play E 7 on Tenor Guitar with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.
The shape nearest the nut leaves the D string open and takes the rest at fret 1, reaching across 4 frets. E falls on the C string. It sounds from E3 up to B4. 2 voicings are charted, the highest starting at fret 4.
It has a flat wooden top, so the same grip sustains far longer than it does on a tenor banjo.
Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on E or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.