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.

7th
Notes: B · D# · F# · AIntervals: 1P – 3M – 5P – 7m

Fingerings for B7

B7A at fret 3, G at fret 2
B7A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
B7A at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
B7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
B7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 2
B7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 2
B7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 1, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1
B7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3
B7low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3
B7low E muted, D at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
B7low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2
B7low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
B7low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G muted, B at fret 4, high E muted
B7low E at fret 1, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
B7low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B open, high E muted
B7low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 2, B at fret 4, high E muted
B7low E muted, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 3, B at fret 1, high E muted
B7low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 4
B7low E muted, A at fret 1, D muted, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
B7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2
B7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 2, G at fret 1, B at fret 3, high E at fret 4
B7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 3
B7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3
B7low E muted, D at fret 3, B muted, high E muted
B7low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E muted

Notes in B7

  • B1P
  • D#3M
  • F#5P
  • A7m

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.