B♭ Dominant Seventh Chord

B♭7 · B♭ D F A♭

The b♭ dominant seventh chord is written B♭7 and is built from the notes B♭ D F A♭. Below is the chord on a piano keyboard, followed by every inversion.

B♭RootD3rdF5thA♭7th

Inversions

Root position

B♭ - D - F - A♭ (bass B♭)

1st inversion

D - F - A♭ - B♭ (bass D)

2nd inversion

F - A♭ - B♭ - D (bass F)

3rd inversion

A♭ - B♭ - D - F (bass A♭)

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