Scale degrees · G major

The ♭7 of G is F

The ♭7 (flat seven, written b7) of G is F: a minor seventh above the root.

How to find it

Count letters first, the root included: G, A, B, C, D, E, F. A 7th lands on F.

Then the sound: a minor seventh is 10 semitones above G, which is exactly where F is — no sharp or flat needed.

Where you meet it

The ♭7 is the 7th of the dominant chord and of the minor seventh chord, and the note that turns the major scale into Mixolydian.

In G7:

G · B · D · F

The ♭7 in every key

Key	The ♭7
C	B♭
G	F
D	C
A	G
E	D
B	A
F♯	E
D♭	C♭
A♭	G♭
E♭	D♭
B♭	A♭
F	E♭

Every degree of G