E dominant seventh arpeggio for guitar (E7)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the E dominant seventh arpeggio (E7): E · G# · B · D.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
E7
EG#BD
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
E
Root
· R
G#
Third
· 3
B
Fifth
· 5
D
Seventh
· ♭7
Arpeggio sheet
E7Formula (degrees)
R 3 5 ♭7
Notes in key
E G# B D
Typical use
Over the dominant chord (V7).
E dominant seventh
The E dominant seventh arpeggio is made up of: E · G# · B · D.
The dominant seventh arpeggio: major triad plus minor seventh, the defining sound of the V degree that pulls toward resolution on the tonic.