Cavaquinho · Seventh chord

B7B Seventh

  • Key: E Major
  • Medium
  • Popular

B7 is the B seventh chord on cavaquinho, made of the notes B · D# · F# · A.

B7 — B Seventh · Cavaquinho1234562134DBGD

Other positions

Notes

  • B
  • D#
  • F#
  • A

Structure

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 5
  4. ♭7
Sound
Dominant seventh
Tense, bluesy
Harmonic function
Dominant
Creates tension that resolves to the tonic.

Harmonic field of E Major

DegreeChordFunction
IETonic
iiF#mSubdominant
iiiG#mTonic relative
IVASubdominant
VBDominant
viC#mTonic relative
vii°D#dimDominant

How to play

  1. 1Place your index finger on fret 2 of string 3.
  2. 2Place your middle finger on fret 4 of string 4.
  3. 3Place your ring finger on fret 4 of string 2.
  4. 4Place your pinky on fret 4 of string 1.
  5. 5Strum all the strings.

Search

Searching in Guitar