Irish bouzouki B7 chord (GDAD)B seventh: 2 1 2 1, and 2 more shapes

B7 chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAD tuning: 2 1 2 1, open position
B7 (B seventh) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAD: 2 1 2 1, low course to high (no 5th, B7/A). Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 2 1 2 1 (open position) · no 5th, B7/A

  1. G course: 2nd fret, middle finger, A
  2. Low D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), D♯
  3. A course: 2nd fret, ring finger, B
  4. High D course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), D♯

Sounds: A D♯ B D♯  ·  B7 is B, D♯, F♯, A (1 · 3 · 5 · ♭7)

Open courses that ring: A is a note of B7, so it can drone under it.

Tuning GDAD: G D A D, low to high.

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The app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD, so it opens on these shapes.

More B7 shapes

  1. 4fr1134BF♯D♯A4 4 6 7
    4fr
  2. 7fr2133D♯AF♯B8 7 9 9
    7fr · B7/D#

Other B chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD

BBmB7Bm7B5Bsus2Bsus4Bmaj7Badd9

Other seventh chords

D7G7A7E7B7C7F7B♭7E♭7F♯7D♭7A♭7

B7 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDAEIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

All Irish bouzouki GDAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app