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B7 chord on guitar

B7 is a dominant seventh chord: bluesy and restless, wanting to move. It is built from B, D#, F# and A (formula 1 3 5 ♭7). Dominant sevenths drive the blues and usually resolve up a fourth, to the chord whose root is five frets higher on the same string. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x21202.

B7 fingerings (low E to high E)

1. Open position: x21202. Mute the low E string, let the B string ring open.
2. Barre at fret 2: x24242. Mute the low E string, barre fret 2 from the A to the high E string.
3. Fret 4: 764445. Barre fret 4 from the D to the B string.
4. Barre at fret 7: 797877. Barre fret 7 from the low E to the high E string.
5. Fret 8: x-x-9-8-10-11. Mute the low E and A strings.
6. Fret 9: x-x-9-11-10-11. Mute the low E and A strings.

Questions

What notes are in the B7 chord?

B7 is made of B, D#, F# and A: the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th above B.

What is the easiest way to play B7?

Play x21202 (low E to high E): mute the low E string, let the B string ring open.

Which keys is B7 in?

B7 belongs to E major (V7).

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