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B♭ dominant 7th chord

Symbol: B♭7 · 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♭ · B♭m · B♭maj7 · B♭m7 · B♭sus2 · B♭sus4 · A♯dim · B♭+ · B♭6 · B♭m6 · B♭add9 · A♯dim7 · A♯m7♭5

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