B7 Piano Chord
A tense chord that "wants" to resolve up a fourth. Essential for blues, jazz, rock'n'roll and funk. The added minor seventh creates characteristic tension.
Recommended voicing
B3 · D#4 · F#4 · A4
With bass · rootless
Left hand
D#3 · A3
fingers 5–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Other names for the B7 chord
Other names: B dominant 7th, Bdom7
Music theory name: dominant seventh chord
Common name: B seven chord
Notes and intervals in the B7 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| B | Root |
| D# | Major 3rd |
| F# | Perfect 5th |
| A | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
D#4 · F#4 · A4 · B4
2nd inversion
F#4 · A4 · B4 · D#5