Irish bouzouki B♭7 chord (GDAD)B♭ seventh: 1 3 1 0, and 4 more shapes

Bb7 chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAD tuning: 1 3 1 0, open position
Bb7 (Bb seventh) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAD: 1 3 1 0, low course to high (Bb7/Ab). Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 1 3 1 0 (open position) · Bb7/Ab

  1. G course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), A♭
  2. Low D course: 3rd fret, ring finger, F
  3. A course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), B♭
  4. High D course: open, D

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

Open courses that ring: D is a note of B♭7, so it can drone under it.

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

Hear it in the app ›

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

More B♭7 shapes

  1. 123A♭DB♭F1 0 1 3
    open · Bb7/Ab
  2. 3fr1134B♭FDA♭3 3 5 6
    3fr
  3. 6fr2133DA♭FB♭7 6 8 8
    6fr · Bb7/D
  4. 8fr341FDA♭B♭10 0 11 8
    8fr · Bb7/F

Other B♭ chords, Irish bouzouki GDAD

B♭B♭mB♭7

Other seventh chords

D7G7A7E7B7C7F7B♭7E♭7F♯7D♭7A♭7

B♭7 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDAEIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

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