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Dominant familyV7 in E♭ major

B♭ dominant seventh chord

B♭7

B♭ dominant seventh

Piano root position

  • Root
  • 3
  • 5
  • ♭7

Guitar standard tuning

Barre · fret 1

Lay your index flat across strings 5 to 1 at fret 1.

E×ADGBe12345Barre at fret 1B♭FA♭DF

Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little

Notation treble clef

𝄞♭♭

Intervals

12 semitones
  1. B♭1
  2. ♭2
  3. 2
  4. ♭3
  5. D3
  6. 4
  7. ♭5
  8. F5
  9. ♯5
  10. 6
  11. A♭♭7
  12. 7
  • B♭ Root
  • D Major 3rd
  • F Perfect 5th
  • A♭ Minor 7th

About this chord

What is a B♭ dominant seventh chord?

B♭7 is built from 4 notes: B♭ (the root), D (the 3), F (the 5), A♭ (the ♭7). Bluesy and restless: the tritone inside it wants to resolve.

Notes
B♭ · D · F · A♭
Formula
1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7
Also written
B♭dom7
Found in
V7 in E♭ major · VII7 in C minor · V7 in E♭ harmonic minor

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