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B dominant 7th chord

Symbol: B7 · Notes: B – D♯ – F♯ – A

The dominant seventh chord: a major chord plus a minor seventh. Its tension pulls toward the chord a fifth below (G7 → C), and it is the sound of the blues.

How it is built

• B: root
• D♯: major third
• F♯: perfect fifth
• A: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: B – D♯ – F♯ – A
• 1st inversion: D♯ – F♯ – A – B
• 2nd inversion: F♯ – A – B – D♯
• 3rd inversion: A – B – D♯ – F♯

In which keys

• V (dominant) in E major
• VII in C♯ minor
• V (dominant) in E harmonic minor

Other B chords

B · Bm · Bmaj7 · Bm7 · Bsus2 · Bsus4 · Bdim · B+ · B6 · Bm6 · Badd9 · Bdim7 · Bm7♭5

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