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Bb7 Ukulele 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.

Ukulele

Strings 1–2–1–1

How to play the Bb7 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 1–2–1–1 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · middle finger
2nd string (E) Fret 1 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

Other names for the Bb7 chord

Other names: Bb dominant 7th, Bbdom7

Music theory name: dominant seventh chord

Common name: Bb seven chord

Notes and intervals in the Bb7 chord

Note Interval
Bb Root
D Major 3rd
F Perfect 5th
Ab Minor 7th

All variations

Open
1–2–1–1
Fret 3
3–5–4–5
Fret 6
7–8–6–8
Fret 10
10–10–10–11

Songs using Bb7