E7 chord on piano
E dominant 7th: E · G♯ · B · D. It sounds restless — it leans hard toward the chord a 5th below, which is why it ends blues turnarounds.
NotesE G♯ B D
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + minor 7th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: E — finger 1 · G♯ — finger 2 · B — finger 3 · D — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootE – G♯ – B – D
- 1stG♯ – B – D – E
- 2ndB – D – E – G♯
- 3rdD – E – G♯ – B
Songs that use E7
J.S. BachAir on the G String
G major · Intermediate
Frédéric ChopinPrelude in E minor
E minor · Intermediate
Frédéric ChopinWaltz in A minor
A minor · Intermediate
BeethovenFür Elise
A minor · Intermediate
Scott JoplinThe Entertainer
C major · Intermediate
TchaikovskyDance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
E minor · Advanced