E Altered 7th Guitar Chord
E7alt
Altered
·
5 notes
·Symbol : 7alt
Chord Notes
E
R
Ab
3
C
♯5
D
♭7
F
♭9
Solfège : Mi – Lab – Do – Ré – Fa
Chord Structure
E
2T
Ab
2T
C
T
D
T+½
F
About this chord
The altered chord (7alt) accumulates several alterations on the dominant: ♭9, ♯9, ♭5 and/or ♯5. It represents the most extreme dominant tension, derived from the altered scale (7th mode of melodic minor). On guitar, alt voicings use the top 4 strings, omitting root and fifth to keep only the most expressive tensions.
See all diagrams and fretboard positions for E Altered 7th in the interactive ScalaBass app.
Explore in ScalaBass →