Minor familyi(maj7) in B harmonic minor
B minor major seventh chord
Bm(maj7)B minor 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
- D♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- F♯5
- ♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- A♯7
- B Root
- D Minor 3rd
- F♯ Perfect 5th
- A♯ Major 7th
About this chord
What is a B minor major seventh chord?
Bm(maj7) is built from 4 notes: B (the root), D (the ♭3), F♯ (the 5), A♯ (the 7). Minor with a major seventh: tense, cinematic, a spy-movie sound.
- Notes
- B · D · F♯ · A♯
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · 7
- Also written
- BmΔ7 · Bm(M7)
- Found in
- i(maj7) in B harmonic minor
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