B dominant seventh arpeggio for guitar (B7)
Notes, positions, and fretboard fingerings for the B dominant seventh arpeggio (B7): B · D# · F# · A.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Triads
Sevenths
Position (CAGED)
Frets15
1224
Chord
B7
BD#F#A
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
B
Root
· R
D#
Third
· 3
F#
Fifth
· 5
A
Seventh
· ♭7
Arpeggio sheet
B7Formula (degrees)
R 3 5 ♭7
Notes in key
B D# F# A
Typical use
Over the dominant chord (V7).
B dominant seventh
The B dominant seventh arpeggio is made up of: B · D# · F# · A.
The dominant seventh arpeggio: major triad plus minor seventh, the defining sound of the V degree that pulls toward resolution on the tonic.