B♭7
Dominant 7 · B♭ – D – F – A♭
- B♭R
- D3
- F5
- A♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the B♭7 chord
The B♭7 chord (dominant 7) is made up of 4 notes — B♭ is the root, D the major third, F the perfect fifth and A♭ the minor seventh. It is a major triad with a minor seventh added on top, and that extra note creates the restless, bluesy pull.
On guitar, B♭7 chords are usually played as a barre — x13131, with your first finger laid flat across the 1st fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Dominant seventh chords add bluesy tension that pulls toward resolution, central to blues, jazz and funk.
Common questions
- What notes are in the B♭7 chord?
- The B♭7 chord contains the notes B♭, D, F and A♭.
- How do you play B♭7 on guitar?
- A common shape is x13131. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the B♭7 chord?
- The B♭7 chord is built from the root (B♭), a major third (D), a perfect fifth (F) and a minor seventh (A♭).
- Is B♭7 the same as A♯7?
- Yes — B♭ and A♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so B♭7 and A♯7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it B♭7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open B♭7 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.