Major familyImaj7 in B major
B major seventh chord
Bmaj7B major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- 5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 2
Lay your index flat across strings 5 to 1 at fret 2.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- D♯3
- 4
- ♭5
- F♯5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- A♯7
- B Root
- D♯ Major 3rd
- F♯ Perfect 5th
- A♯ Major 7th
About this chord
What is a B major seventh chord?
Bmaj7 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
- BΔ7 · BM7 · Bma7
- Found in
- Imaj7 in B major · IIImaj7 in G♯ minor · IVmaj7 in G♭ major · VImaj7 in E♭ minor
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