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B7 chord on guitar (B dominant seventh)

The B7 chord is the notes B, D#, F# and A. The usual shape is an open chord: x 2 1 2 0 2, from the low E string to the high E. Strum it below, tap a string to hear its note, or open it on the full guitar and play it yourself.

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How to play B7

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

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B7
  1. Your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret.
  2. Your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret.
  3. Your ring finger on the G string at the 2nd fret.
  4. Your little finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret.
  5. Let the B string ring open.
  6. Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

B7 up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

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B7 (up the neck)

Play it as x 2 4 2 4 2, a barre at the 2nd fret. Pick the Up the neck shape above to hear it.

  1. Lay your index finger flat across the A to the high E string at the 2nd fret.
  2. Your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret.
  3. Your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret.
  4. Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Chords that go with B7

The chords of B major: they sit next to B7 in songs, so they sound right before and after it.

Songs with B7

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs that use them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.