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B♭7 B flat dominant seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 1 + A7 How to play B♭7 Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the D string. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the B string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x13131 1 3 4 E A D G B E B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x13131 1 3 4 E B G D A E x13131 · A7 shape
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x10131 1 2 4 3 E A D G B E B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x10131 1 2 4 3 E B G D A E x10131
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x101x1 1 2 3 E A D G B E B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x101x1 1 2 3 E B G D A E x101x1
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 653334 3fr 1 4 3 2 E A D G B E
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 653334 3fr 1 4 3 2 E B G D A E
653334 · G7 shape
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 686766 6fr 1 3 2 E A D G B E
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 686766 6fr 1 3 2 E B G D A E
686766 · E7 shape
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x1013x 1 2 3 E A D G B E B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x1013x 1 2 3 E B G D A E x1013x
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x13134 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x13134 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x13134
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x10134 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x10134 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x10134
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Chords that go with B♭7 The other chords of E flat major, the key where B♭7 is home (V7). Songs in this key move between them.
E♭ I E♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 3. Fm ii Fm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Gm iii Gm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. A♭ IV A♭ Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 finger 3, fret 3 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 4 finger 4. Barre at fret 1. B♭ V B♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Cm vi Cm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 4 finger 2, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as B♭7.
1 fret A7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 2 finger 3, open. A7 shape 3 fret G7 Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open, fret 1 finger 1. G7 shape 6 fret E7 Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open, open. E7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the B♭7 chord B flat dominant seventh is built from 4 notes: B♭ (1), D (3), F (5), A♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, B♭, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.
B♭7 belongs to E flat major (V7), C minor (VII7), E flat minor (V7).
