B7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#

in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:B · D# · F# · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 3 2 3 1 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	x B D# A B D#	medium
x 3 2 3 x x	– 2 1 3 – –	x B D# A x x	easy
x 3 5 3 5 3	– 1 2 1 3 1	x B F# A D# F#	medium · barre on fret 3
x x x 5 5 6	– – – 1 2 3	x x x B D# A	easy
x x 10 9 8 6	– – 4 3 2 1	x x B D# F# A	hard
10 7 8 0 8 0	4 1 2 – 3 –	B D# A F# F# D#	medium
10 10 8 9 8 8	3 4 1 2 1 1	B F# A D# F# B	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 9 11 0	– – 2 1 3 –	x x B D# A D#	medium
10 10 10 12 11 12	1 1 1 3 2 4	B F# B F# A D#	medium · barre on fret 10
x 3 5 3 5 0	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B F# A D# D#	medium · barre on fret 3
x 3 2 3 x 3	– 2 1 3 – 4	x B D# A x F#	hard
x 3 5 3 5 x	– 1 2 1 3 –	x B F# A D# x	medium · barre on fret 3
5 7 5 5 5 6	1 3 1 1 1 2	F# D# F# B D# A	medium · barre on fret 5
10 7 x 0 8 6	4 2 – – 3 1	B D# x F# F# A	hard
10 7 8 0 8 x	4 1 2 – 3 –	B D# A F# F# x	medium
10 10 8 9 8 0	3 4 1 2 1 –	B F# A D# F# D#	medium · barre on fret 8

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The B7 chord (Dominant 7) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop C# generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the B7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
♭7	10	A

More B chords

B Bm B°B+B9 Bmaj7 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

C7 C#7 D7 D#7 E7 F7 F#7 G7 G#7 A7 A#7

See B7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop C# C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

What notes make up the B7 chord?

B7 is a Dominant 7 chord built from the notes B, D#, F#, A.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.