B7 Guitar Chord | How To Create and Play the B Dominant Seventh chord

B 7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

The intervals composing the B7 chord are Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth, and Minor Seventh

You may find this chord denoted as:

  • B Dominant Seventh
  • B Dom
  • B7

The B7 chord is made up of the notes B, D#, F#, and A.

Usually dominant chords are on the V degree of a major scale.

B 7 chord Notes:

BD#F#A

Chord structure of the Dominant Seventh chord:

1
b2
2
b3
3
4
b5
5
#5
6
b7
7

B Dominant Seventh Guitar Chord Fingers Positions

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Position 1
Movable

B 7 position 14 guitar chord diagram

Position 2
Movable

B 7 position 19 guitar chord diagram

Position 3
Open

B 7 position 12 guitar chord diagram

Position 4
Movable

B 7 position 8 guitar chord diagram

Position 5
Movable

B 7 position 10 guitar chord diagram

Position 6
Movable

B 7 position 15 guitar chord diagram

Position 7
Open

B 7 position 1 guitar chord diagram

Position 8
BarreMovable

B 7 position 6 guitar chord diagram

Position 9
Open

B 7 position 7 guitar chord diagram

Position 10
Open

B 7 position 17 guitar chord diagram

Position 11
Open

B 7 position 13 guitar chord diagram

Position 12
BarreMovable

B 7 position 9 guitar chord diagram

Position 13
BarreOpen

B 7 position 11 guitar chord diagram

Position 14
BarreOpen

B 7 position 18 guitar chord diagram

Position 15
BarreMovable

B 7 position 2 guitar chord diagram

Position 16
BarreMovable

B 7 position 4 guitar chord diagram

Position 17
BarreMovable

B 7 position 3 guitar chord diagram

Position 18
BarreMovable

B 7 position 5 guitar chord diagram

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C 7 | D 7 | E 7 | F 7 | G 7 | A 7 | B 7 | C#7 | D#7 | F#7 | G#7 | A#7

How to create your own B 7 chord fingerings

You can create any fingering you like on any part of the fretboard, just play some of the chord tones shown in the map below.

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b7
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b7
1
3
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b7
1
3
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b7
1
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b7
1
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b7
1
3
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b7
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b7
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