E 7 for Blues Guitar

E 7 spells E – G# – B – D. In a blues a chord is seldom a passing event — it tends to hold for a bar or longer, and the line sung or played over it leans on blue notes that rub against it on purpose.

The guitar carries the rhythm under each sung line and the answering phrase in the gap the singer leaves after it. The grip below is what the rhythm hand keeps hold of through the bar, and the answering phrase usually starts from the same hand position, so the shape doubles as a map of where the next lick begins.

Drawn for EADGBE across 6 strings: the open grips lead, the movable ones follow up the neck, and a play button under each lets you check it by ear.