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B dominant 7 guitar chord

B7 means B dominant 7. The notes are B, D sharp, F sharp, and A. The first picture does not need a finger across many strings. Copy that one first.

x means muted. 0 means open.

B dominant 7

Short code x21202, thickest string first.

  1. Low E string: muted, do not play.
  2. A string: fret 2, middle finger, note B, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 1, index finger, note D sharp, 3rd.
  4. G string: fret 2, ring finger, note A, 7th.
  5. B string: open, note B, 1st.
  6. High E string: fret 2, pinky finger, note F sharp, 5th.

B dominant 7 uses the notes B, D sharp, A and F sharp.

More B guitar chords.

Also B major, B minor, B major 7, B minor 7, B suspended 2, B suspended 4, B power chord, B diminished, B augmented.

B dominant 7, another shape

Short code 224242, thickest string first.

Barre fret 2 with the index finger on the low E, A, G and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 2, index finger, note F sharp, 5th.
  2. A string: fret 2, index finger, note B, 1st.
  3. D string: fret 4, ring finger, note F sharp, 5th.
  4. G string: fret 2, index finger, note A, 7th.
  5. B string: fret 4, pinky finger, note D sharp, 3rd.
  6. High E string: fret 2, index finger, note F sharp, 5th.

B dominant 7 uses the notes F sharp, B, A and D sharp.

What extra note makes this B dominant 7?

Both pictures are B, D sharp, F sharp, and A. That is B dominant 7. The first picture mutes the thick string and has no barre. The second picture bars fret 2 on all six strings. Same four notes. The barre shape usually sounds thicker.

If the B dominant 7 in a song sounds thicker than the first picture, try the barre picture lower on this page.

A is the extra note. It is not in B major. On the first picture that A is on the G string, fret 2, ring finger. Play B major after this and that A is gone. The extra note is why this chord wants to go to E major.

Progressions that start on B dominant 7

Play each line in order.

B dominant 7, E dominant 7, F sharp dominant 7, B dominant 7

This is the blues one. B dominant 7 (B7) to E dominant 7 (E7) to F sharp dominant 7 (F#7) and home, and it never quite sits still. 1950s Chicago, a back porch after dinner, early rock and roll on the radio. Hungry, not sad. That is why you play it again.

B dominant 7, E dominant 7, B dominant 7, F sharp dominant 7

B7 goes to E7 and comes back. Then F#7 makes you wait. Slow blues. A kitchen at night, the radio low. The feeling is the wait.

B dominant 7, A dominant 7, E dominant 7, B dominant 7

A dominant 7 (A7) walks off, E7 walks you back, B7 is home and still buzzing. 1970s rock, car radio, windows down. Bar-band loud. Not a hymn.