Home / B7 B Dominant 7th Guitar Chord (B7) B Dominant 7th (B7) is built from B, D#, F#, A, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m formula measured from the root B. This page shows 25 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Fingerings for B7 B7 A at fret 3, G at fret 2 B7 A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2 B7 A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted B7 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted B7 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 2 B7 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 2 B7 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1 B7 low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3 B7 low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3 B7 low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4 B7 low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2 B7 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted B7 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted B7 low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted B7 low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B open, high E muted B7 low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted B7 low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted B7 low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4 B7 low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4 B7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2 B7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4 B7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3 B7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3 B7 low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted B7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted How to play B7 B Dominant 7th Guitar Chord (B7) is tense and unresolved, which is what makes it want to move.
Beginner tip Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.
Practice idea Resolve it down a fifth to the tonic and listen for the tension release.
B7 FAQ What notes are in B Dominant 7th? B Dominant 7th (B7) contains B, D#, F#, A. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7m above the root B. How do you play B7 on guitar? The most common shape here is "B7": A at fret 3, G at fret 2. Is B7 hard for beginners? It sits in the seventh family. Mute the strings you do not play — a dominant seventh with a ringing open string loses its pull.