B7 chord on 6-String Guitar – FACGCE (Fmaj7)

in FACGCE (Fmaj7) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dominant 7

Notes:B · D# · F# · A

easybarre on fret 3

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

B7 shapes as text

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

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 – FACGCE (Fmaj7) 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 Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D FACGCE (Fmaj7) F-A-C-G-C-E 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.