B7 Chord (B Dominant 7th Chord) on Piano & Guitar
A piano keyboard reference for the
B dominant 7th chord, abbreviated as
B7
or
Bdom7, with the notes on piano and chord inversions.
The
B dominant 7th chord has the notes
B D♯ F♯ A. The
3 inversions to the B dominant 7th chord are
D♯ F♯ A B,
F♯ A B D♯
and
A B D♯ F♯.
The intervals of the B7 chord are the
root (B) ,
major third (D♯) ,
perfect fifth (F♯) and
minor seventh (A) .
Note that dominant 7th chords can also be referred to as
major minor seventh chords, because they consist of a major
chord with an added minor 7th interval on top.
You may also want to check out the
B dominant 9th chord (B9
chord), which is the B7 chord with a major ninth added on top.
🎸 You can also jump to
guitar chord diagrams for the
B7 chord in common positions on the guitar
fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
B dominant 7th Chord on Piano
⌨️ hint: use numbers 1 to 4 on a computer keyboard to trigger the B7 chord and its inversions.
B dominant 7th chord
notes: B D♯ F♯ A
- B
- D♯
- F♯
- A
B dominant 7th 1st inversion
notes: D♯ F♯ A B
- D♯
- F♯
- A
- B
B dominant 7th 2nd inversion
notes: F♯ A B D♯
- F♯
- A
- B
- D♯
B dominant 7th 3rd inversion
notes: A B D♯ F♯
- A
- B
- D♯
- F♯
🎸 B dominant 7th Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the B dominant 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.
