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B7 is a dominant seventh chord made of 4 notes: B, D♯, F♯, A. It sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below, and you hear it in blues, rock and roll, and the V chord that pulls a song back home. It is the V chord of E major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on B7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from B | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | root | 0 |
| D♯ | 3 | major third | 4 |
| F♯ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| A | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord.
x21202x24242x212xxxxx445767xxxxx98(10)xThe open position shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (767xxx): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
B7 belongs to 3 keys: V in E major, VII in C♯ minor, V7 in E minor. In E major, try I–V–vi–IV: E – B7 – C♯m – A.
B, D♯, F♯, A: the root, major third, fifth, minor seventh.
Open position: x21202 (low string first), rated Easy.
B7 has A where Bmaj7 has A♯. B7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below; Bmaj7 sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.