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B♭7 chord

B♭7 (also written A♯7) is the Bb dominant seventh chord. It has 4 notes: B♭ – D – F – A♭ (1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7).

A dominant seventh adds a flat seventh to a major chord. It sounds restless and wants to resolve, usually down a fifth, which makes it the classic V7 chord in gospel, blues and pop.

B♭7 chord on Guitar

B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x13131)
From the 1st fretx13131
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 2 (686766)
From the 6th fret686766
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 3 (653334)
From the 3rd fret653334
B♭7 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-8-10-9-10)
From the 8th fretx-x-8-10-9-10

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 1st fret; D 3rd fret; G 1st fret; B 3rd fret; high E 1st fret.

B♭7 chord on Ukulele

B♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (1211)
From the 1st fret1211
B♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (3545)
From the 3rd fret3545
B♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (7868)
From the 6th fret7868
B♭7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (10-10-10-11)
From the 10th fret10-10-10-11

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C 2nd fret; E 1st fret; A 1st fret.

B♭7 chord on Piano

B♭7 chord on piano: B♭, D, F, A♭

Play B♭, D, F and A♭ together with your right hand, and B♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the B♭7 chord

B♭7 appears in 167 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Bb chords:

Chords in the key of B♭ major:

B♭7 chord: questions

What notes are in the B♭7 chord?

B♭7 (Bb dominant seventh) is made of B♭, D, F and A♭ (1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7).

How do you play B♭7 on guitar?

The most common shape is x13131 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play B♭7 on ukulele?

Play 1211 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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