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E7 drop 3 voicings on guitar

E7 drop 3 voices E, G♯, B, D with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-3 dominant-seventh recipe: 3-1-5-b7 from the bass.

E7 drop 3: chord tones and degrees
NoteEG♯BD
Degree135♭7

E7 drop 3 on strings 6–2

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 11String 4, fret 12, b7b7String 3, fret 13, 33String 2, fret 12, 55
Root position: E D G♯ B from the bass
Grip 12-x-12-13-12-x · frets 12–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 33String 4, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 4, 55String 2, fret 3, b7b7
1st inversion: G♯ E B D from the bass
Grip 4-x-2-4-3-x · frets 2–4
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, 55String 4, fret 6, 33String 3, fret 7, b7b7String 2, fret 5, 11
2nd inversion: B G♯ D E from the bass
Grip 7-x-6-7-5-x · frets 5–7
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56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, 55String 4, fret 6, 33String 3, fret 7, b7b7String 2, fret 5, 11
2nd inversion: B G♯ D E from the bass
Grip 7-x-6-7-5-x · frets 5–7
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, b7b7String 4, fret 9, 55String 3, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 9, 33
3rd inversion: D B E G♯ from the bass
Grip 10-x-9-9-9-x · frets 9–10

E7 drop 3 on strings 5–1

7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 11String 3, fret 7, b7b7String 2, fret 9, 33String 1, fret 7, 55
Root position: E D G♯ B from the bass
Grip x-7-x-7-9-7 · frets 7–9
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 33String 3, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 12, 55String 1, fret 10, b7b7
1st inversion: G♯ E B D from the bass
Grip x-11-x-9-12-10 · frets 9–12
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 14, 55String 3, fret 13, 33String 2, fret 15, b7b7String 1, fret 12, 11
2nd inversion: B G♯ D E from the bass
Grip x-14-x-13-15-12 · frets 12–15
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1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 14, 55String 3, fret 13, 33String 2, fret 15, b7b7String 1, fret 12, 11
2nd inversion: B G♯ D E from the bass
Grip x-14-x-13-15-12 · frets 12–15
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, b7b7String 3, fret 4, 55String 2, fret 5, 11String 1, fret 4, 33
3rd inversion: D B E G♯ from the bass
Grip x-5-x-4-5-4 · frets 4–5

Scales with E7 in them

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