Four String Bass · D Standard (DGCF)

B+7B Augmented 7th

A♯Root
Dtone
F♯tone
G♯tone

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

How to play it

B+7 fingering positions

D Standard (DGCF), 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 Augmented 7th guitar chord — 9th position (9 12 9 10) fretboard diagram in D Standard (DGCF)
Read it as tab

B+7 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 Augmented 7th guitar tab — 9th position (9 12 9 10) in D Standard (DGCF)
Sound

How B+7 sounds

Consonance
2/ 5
Brightness
DarkBright
Character

Moods & genres

Moods
restlessbluesyunstable
Genres
jazzblues
Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · D · F♯ · G♯
Formula (scale degrees)7 · ♭3 · 5 · 6
Same notes asB7♯5
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