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Bbb7 on guitar

Bbb7 is a dominant seventh, spelled Bbb, Db, Fb and Abb. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is x0204x, which sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.

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NoteBbbDbFbAbb
Interval1P3M5P7m

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

Bbb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 2, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12
x0204xsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Bbb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 5 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.213
x05045sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb dominant seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 7 with finger 3, open, fret 5, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 5. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 5, strings 3 to 6.5fr324
705675sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 5 and lets 1 string ring open
Bbb dominant seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr3124
x01191011sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb dominant seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 11 with finger 2, open, fret 10 with finger 1, fret 11 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr213
x01101011sits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb dominant seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 11 with finger 1, open, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr1
x01100xsits at fret 11, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Bbb dominant seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 7, fret 7, fret 7, open, open, fret 11 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 1 to 3.7fr2
7770011sits at fret 7, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7 and lets 2 strings ring open
Bbb dominant seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 7 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr2143
x076107sits at fret 6, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 2 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.132
x02042sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb dominant seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 5 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.21
x0504xsits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Bbb dominant seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr1234
x05677sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb dominant seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr3241
x07675sits at fret 5, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string

Keys Bbb7 belongs to

Bbb7 is diatonic to 8 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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