Four String Banjo · Chicago (DGBE)

B7B Dominant 7th

A♯Root
Dtone
Ftone
G♯tone

Formula 7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6  ·  Notes A♯ · D · F · G♯

How to play it

B7 fingering positions

Chicago (DGBE), low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Dominant 7th guitar chord — D-shape, 9th (9 11 10 11) fretboard diagram in Chicago (DGBE)
Read it as tab

B7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Dominant 7th guitar tab — D-shape, 9th (9 11 10 11) in Chicago (DGBE)
Sound

How B7 sounds

Consonance
3/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
bluesyconfidentunresolved
Genres
bluesjazzrock
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · ♭5 · 6
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