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B flat dominant 7 guitar chord

Bb7 is short for B flat dominant 7. The notes are B flat, D, F, and A flat. Start at the top picture.

x means muted. 0 means open.

B flat dominant 7

Short code x13131, thickest string first.

Barre fret 1 with the index finger on the A, G and high E strings.

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

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

More B flat guitar chords.

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

B flat dominant 7, another shape

Short code 686766, thickest string first.

Barre fret 6 with the index finger on the low E, D, B and high E strings.

  1. Low E string: fret 6, index finger, note B flat, 1st.
  2. A string: fret 8, ring finger, note F, 5th.
  3. D string: fret 6, index finger, note A flat, 7th.
  4. G string: fret 7, middle finger, note D, 3rd.
  5. B string: fret 6, index finger, note F, 5th.
  6. High E string: fret 6, index finger, note B flat, 1st.

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

What extra note makes this B flat dominant 7?

Both pictures are B flat, D, F, and A flat. That is B flat dominant 7. Both use a barre. The first picture mutes the thick string and bars fret 1. The second picture bars fret 6. Same four notes. The second shape is higher on the neck.

If the B flat dominant 7 in a song sounds higher than the first picture, try the second picture lower on this page.

A flat is the extra note. It is not in B flat major. On the first picture that A flat is on the G string, fret 1, index finger. Play B flat major after this and that A flat is gone.

Progressions that start on B flat dominant 7

Play each line in order.

B flat dominant 7, F dominant 7, B flat dominant 7, F dominant 7

B flat dominant 7 (Bb7) and F dominant 7 (F7) go back and forth and never get tired. Slow blues and church-night guitar. A pulse you can sit on. Not a plot.