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E°7 Chord on Guitar

E°7 is the E diminished 7th chord — 4 notes (E, G, B♭, D♭) built from the formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: E · G · B♭ · D♭Formula: 1 · ♭3 · ♭5 · ♭♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

E°7: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • E°7 – open positionR♭5R♭3♭♭7Ropen position
  • E°7 – fret 2××R♭5♭♭7♭3fret 2
  • E°7 – fret 55×R♭3♭♭7R♭5fret 5
  • E°7 – fret 66×R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5fret 6
  • E°7 – fret 1111R♭5♭♭7♭3♭5×fret 11
  • E°7 – fret 1212R♭5R♭3♭♭7Rfret 12
  • E°7 – fret 1414××R♭5♭♭7♭3fret 14

E°7: Drop 2 voicings

  • E°7 – bass: ♭55♭5R♭3♭♭7××bass: ♭5
  • E°7 – bass: ♭512×♭5R♭3♭♭7×bass: ♭5
  • E°7 – bass: ♭58××♭5R♭3♭♭7bass: ♭5
  • E°7 – bass: ♭♭78♭♭7♭3♭5R××bass: ♭♭7
  • E°7 – bass: ♭♭7×♭♭7♭3♭5R×bass: ♭♭7
  • E°7 – bass: ♭♭711××♭♭7♭3♭5Rbass: ♭♭7
  • E°7 – bass: R11R♭5♭♭7♭3××bass: R
  • E°7 – bass: R6×R♭5♭♭7♭3×bass: R
  • E°7 – bass: R××R♭5♭♭7♭3bass: R
  • E°7 – bass: ♭3♭3♭♭7R♭5××bass: ♭3
  • E°7 – bass: ♭39×♭3♭♭7R♭5×bass: ♭3
  • E°7 – bass: ♭35××♭3♭♭7R♭5bass: ♭3

E°7: Drop 3 voicings

  • E°7 – bass: ♭3♭3×R♭5♭♭7×bass: ♭3
  • E°7 – bass: ♭39×♭3×R♭5♭♭7bass: ♭3
  • E°7 – bass: ♭55♭5×♭3♭♭7R×bass: ♭5
  • E°7 – bass: ♭512×♭5×♭3♭♭7Rbass: ♭5
  • E°7 – bass: ♭♭78♭♭7×♭5R♭3×bass: ♭♭7
  • E°7 – bass: ♭♭7×♭♭7×♭5R♭3bass: ♭♭7
  • E°7 – bass: R11R×♭♭7♭3♭5×bass: R
  • E°7 – bass: R6×R×♭♭7♭3♭5bass: R

E°7: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • E°7 – R-3-710R♭3♭♭7×××R-3-7
  • E°7 – R-3-75×R♭3♭♭7××R-3-7
  • E°7 – R-7-311R×♭♭7♭3××R-7-3
  • E°7 – R-7-36×R×♭♭7♭3×R-7-3

Scales to play over E°7

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain E, G, B♭, D♭.

Other E chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Diminished 7th chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the E°7 chord?
E°7 (E diminished 7th) contains E, G, B♭, D♭ — formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭♭7.
How do you play E°7 on guitar?
A common shape is 012020 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with E°7?
Good choices to solo over E°7: E Diminished (whole-half), E Superlocrian 𝄫7, E Locrian ♮6.