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B♭ dominant 7th guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 66 playable shapes
About the chord
B♭ dominant 7th guitar chord
The B♭ dominant 7th dominant 7th chord, formed by adding a minor seventh A♭ to the major triad, creates tension that seeks resolution, typically to the tonic. The combination of the major third D and minor seventh A♭ provides a bluesy, soulful feel, making it essential in jazz, blues, and classical cadences.
Root note: B♭
Quality: dominant 7th
Chord tones: 4
Playable shapes: 66
Chord tones
B♭DFA♭
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
B♭ Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
D Major Third 3
This note defines the chord's major quality and brings brightness to the sound.
F Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
A♭ Minor Seventh ♭7
The minor seventh adds bluesy or jazzy tension that wants to move onward.
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