Major familyImaj7 in B♭ major
B♭ major seventh chord
B♭maj7B♭ major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 1
Lay your index flat across strings 5 to 1 at fret 1.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B♭1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- D3
- 4
- ♭5
- F5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- A7
- B♭ Root
- D Major 3rd
- F Perfect 5th
- A Major 7th
About this chord
What is a B♭ major seventh chord?
B♭maj7 is built from 4 notes: B♭ (the root), D (the 3), F (the 5), A (the 7). Soft, open and a little dreamy: the major seventh sits a half step below the octave.
- Notes
- B♭ · D · F · A
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
- Also written
- B♭Δ7 · B♭M7 · B♭ma7
- Found in
- Imaj7 in B♭ major · IVmaj7 in F major · VImaj7 in D minor · IIImaj7 in G minor
Scales that contain B♭maj7
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