Irish bouzouki B7 chord (GDAE)B seventh: 2 1 2 2, and 3 more shapes

B7 chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAE tuning: 2 1 2 2, open position
B7 (B seventh) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAE: 2 1 2 2, low course to high (B7/A). Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 2 1 2 2 (open position) · B7/A

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

Sounds: A D♯ B F♯  ·  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 GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose GDAE once in its Settings and it remembers.

More B7 shapes

  1. 4fr1132BF♯D♯A4 4 6 5
    4fr
  2. 7fr2131D♯AF♯B8 7 9 7
    7fr · B7/D#
  3. 9fr213F♯BAD♯11 9 0 11
    9fr · B7/F#

Other B chords, Irish bouzouki GDAE

BBmB7Bm7B5Bsus2Bsus4Bmaj7Badd9

Other seventh chords

D7G7A7E7B7C7F7B♭7E♭7F♯7D♭7A♭7

B7 in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

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