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B♭7 Chord on Guitar

B♭7 is the B♭ dominant 7th chord — 4 notes (B♭, D, F, A♭) built from the formula 1 3 5 ♭7. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: B♭ · D · F · A♭Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

B♭7: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • B♭7 – open position×R3♭735open position
  • B♭7 – fret 1×R5♭735fret 1
  • B♭7 – fret 33R35R3♭7fret 3
  • B♭7 – fret 66R5♭735Rfret 6
  • B♭7 – fret 77××R3♭73fret 7
  • B♭7 – fret 88××R5♭73fret 8
  • B♭7 – fret 1111×R3♭7R×fret 11
  • B♭7 – fret 1212×R3♭73×fret 12

B♭7: Drop 2 voicings

  • B♭7 – bass: 5125R3♭7××bass: 5
  • B♭7 – bass: 57×5R3♭7×bass: 5
  • B♭7 – bass: 5××5R3♭7bass: 5
  • B♭7 – bass: ♭7♭735R××bass: ♭7
  • B♭7 – bass: ♭710×♭735R×bass: ♭7
  • B♭7 – bass: ♭76××♭735Rbass: ♭7
  • B♭7 – bass: R6R5♭73××bass: R
  • B♭7 – bass: R×R5♭73×bass: R
  • B♭7 – bass: R8××R5♭73bass: R
  • B♭7 – bass: 383♭7R5××bass: 3
  • B♭7 – bass: 33×3♭7R5×bass: 3
  • B♭7 – bass: 311××3♭7R5bass: 3

B♭7: Drop 3 voicings

  • B♭7 – bass: 383×R5♭7×bass: 3
  • B♭7 – bass: 33×3×R5♭7bass: 3
  • B♭7 – bass: 5115×3♭7R×bass: 5
  • B♭7 – bass: 56×5×3♭7Rbass: 5
  • B♭7 – bass: ♭7♭7×5R3×bass: ♭7
  • B♭7 – bass: ♭710×♭7×5R3bass: ♭7
  • B♭7 – bass: R6R×♭735×bass: R
  • B♭7 – bass: R×R×♭735bass: R

B♭7: Shell voicings (jazz)

  • B♭7 – R-3-75R3♭7×××R-3-7
  • B♭7 – R-3-712×R3♭7××R-3-7
  • B♭7 – R-7-36R×♭73××R-7-3
  • B♭7 – R-7-3×R×♭73×R-7-3

Keys that contain B♭7

Scales to play over B♭7

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain B♭, D, F, A♭.

Other B♭ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Dominant 7th chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the B♭7 chord?
B♭7 (B♭ dominant 7th) contains B♭, D, F, A♭ — formula 1 3 5 ♭7.
How do you play B♭7 on guitar?
A common shape is x10131 (low E to high E, x = muted string, open position). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with B♭7?
Good choices to solo over B♭7: B♭ Mixolydian, B♭ Lydian dominant, B♭ Phrygian dominant.
What key is B♭7 in?
B♭7 is diatonic in E♭ major (V7), C minor (♭VII7).