This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
B7 Guitar Chord
An open-position dominant seventh with a twangy character. B7 naturally resolves to E Major and is vital for blues in E.
Also known as
- B 7
- Bdom7
- B dom7
- B dominant 7th
- B dominant seventh
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
Open B7 has a practical four-finger voicing that doesn't require a barre: place fingers on the A string (2nd fret), D string (1st fret), G string (2nd fret), and high E string (2nd fret), leaving the B string open. It's one of the most important chords in blues guitar.