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♭)
