Standard
B major seventh · A shape
Bmaj7 guitar chord
What it is
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B major seventh suspended second · Frets 2–4
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B major seventh flat five · Frets 2–4
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B major seventh sharp eleven · Open position
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How to play Bmaj7 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the five strings from the A to the high E at the 2nd fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the B string at the 4th fret. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 2 4 3 4 2 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier Bmaj7
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, your index finger on the D string at the 1st fret, your little finger on the G string at the 3rd fret and your ring finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the B string ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
x 2 1 3 0 2
Bmaj7, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 5 strings
What notes are in Bmaj7?
Bmaj7, B major seventh, is B, D♯, F♯ and A♯: the root (B), the major third (D♯), the perfect fifth (F♯) and the major seventh (A♯). Its formula is 1 3 5 7.
Are Bmaj7 and B7 the same?
No. Bmaj7 has the major seventh, A♯, a half step below the root; B7 has the minor seventh, A. Bmaj7 sounds calm and open, the sound of jazz ballads and bossa nova; B7 sounds like it has somewhere to go.
Can I play B instead of Bmaj7?
Yes. Bmaj7 is B with A♯ added, so B does the same job with a plainer sound.
Keys with Bmaj7
Bmaj7 is the IVmaj7 chord in F♯ major, the Imaj7 chord in B major, the VImaj7 chord in E♭ minor and the IIImaj7 chord in G♯ minor.
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