E7/C Guitar Chord

The E dominant seventh over C is a dominant chord. Explore fingerings, progressions, and theory analysis below.

Finger Positions

Dominant
E7/C diagram
Root Note E
Name E dominant seventh over C
Intervals 1P-3M-5P-7m
Relative Minor C#m
Notes C, E, G#, B, D
Aliases E7, Edom

Common Progressions Popular patterns using E

I-V-vi-IV

E → B → C#m → A

vi-IV-I-V

C#m → A → E → B

Diatonic Family (Triads)

E F#m G#m A B C#m D#dim

Diatonic Family (7ths)

Emaj7 F#m7 G#m7 Amaj7 B7 C#m7 D#m7b5

Scale Compatibility

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Bebop Mixolydian Mixolydian Pentatonic Lydian Dominant Pentatonic Mixolydian B6 Lydian Dominant Lydian Minor Phrygian Dominant Hungarian Major Flamenco Spanish Heptatonic Bebop Minor Half-Whole Diminished Kafi Raga Composite Blues

* 15 scales found containing the notes C, E, G#, B, D.

Audio & MIDI Analysis

MIDI Numbers 60, 64, 68, 71, 62
Frequencies (Hz)

261.6255653005986, 329.6275569128699, 415.3046975799451, 493.8833012561241, 293.6647679174076