B7 chord on piano
B dominant 7th: B · D♯ · F♯ · A. It sounds restless — it leans hard toward the chord a 5th below, which is why it ends blues turnarounds.
NotesB D♯ F♯ A
Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + minor 7th
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On the keyboard
Fingering
Right hand, root position: B — finger 1 · D♯ — finger 2 · F♯ — finger 3 · A — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)
Inversions
The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:
- RootB – D♯ – F♯ – A
- 1stD♯ – F♯ – A – B
- 2ndF♯ – A – B – D♯
- 3rdA – B – D♯ – F♯
Songs that use B7
Frédéric ChopinPrelude in E minor
E minor · Intermediate
Frédéric ChopinWaltz in A minor
A minor · Intermediate
BeethovenPathétique, 2nd movement
Ab major · Intermediate
TchaikovskyDance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
E minor · Advanced
ChopinNocturne Op. 9 No. 1
Bb minor · Advanced
ChopinWaltz Op. 64 No. 2
C# minor · Advanced