Bmaj7 chord

B major 7th chord for guitar in different forms, including open and barre chords.

Bmaj7

The diagram shows one way to play this chord in open position. Avoid playing on the 1st and 6th strings. Bmaj7 is a four-note chord consisting of B, D#, F#, A#. By practical reasons, the F# tone is excluded in the chord on the diagram.

Alternative shapes

Bmaj7 barre

Bmaj7

Bmaj7 (capo 2)

Theory and information

Try in a chord progression

C#m7 - F#7 - Bmaj7 (see with diagrams in pdf)

Chord name

Bmaj7 is an abbreviation for B major seventh. A less common abbreviation is BM7. A third system is the triangle (delta) symbol: B^△7.

Notes in the chord

The notes that the Bmaj7 chord consists of are B, D#, F#, A#.
To get Bmaj9 add C#.

Alternatives with capo

Amaj7 shape with a capo on 2nd fret (see picture).
Gmaj7 shape with a capo on 4th fret.
Emaj7 shape with a capo on 7th fret.

Inversions

1st inversion: Bmaj7/D# (means that D# is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Bmaj7/F# (means that F# is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Bmaj7/A# (means that A# is the bass note).
Diagrams of these inversions

Assorted inversions and slash chords

Versions with alternate bass notes in short notation:

Bmaj7/C: X31302
Bmaj7/C#: X41302
Bmaj7/E: 0113012
Bmaj7/G: 311002
Bmaj7/G#: 464446

Alternative chord names

Bmaj7/C# is theoretically identical with Bmaj9/C#.
Bmaj7/E is theoretically identical with Bmaj11/E.
Bmaj7/G# is theoretically identical with G#m9.

Written in tab format (main version in open position)

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- 0 -
- 3 -
- 1 -
- 2 -
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