Bmaj7 chord on 12-String Guitar – Drop B

in Drop B (B-B-F#-F#-B-B-E-E-G#-G#-C#-C#) tuning

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Bmaj7
Major 7
Notes:B · D# · F# · A#
easybarre on fret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBD#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2– – – – – – 1 1 1 1 1 1B B F# F# B B F# F# A# A# D# D#easy · barre on fret 2
x x 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2– – 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1x x B B D# D# F# F# A# A# D# D#medium · barre on fret 2
x x 5 5 4 4 6 6 3 3 x x– – 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1 – –x x B B D# D# A# A# B B x xmedium
0 0 4 4 4 4 x x x x x x– – 1 1 2 2 – – – – – –B B A# A# D# D# x x x x x xeasy
0 0 5 5 7 7 6 6 7 7 5 5– – 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1B B B B F# F# A# A# D# D# F# F#medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 7 7 6 6 7 7 x x– – – – 2 2 1 1 3 3 – –B B F# F# F# F# A# A# D# D# x xeasy
0 0 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9– – 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3B B D# D# F# F# B B D# D# A# A#medium · barre on fret 7
0 0 9 9 11 11 11 11 10 10 9 9– – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2 1 1B B D# D# A# A# D# D# F# F# A# A#medium · barre on fret 9
0 0 0 0 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10– – – – 3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2B B F# F# A# A# D# D# F# F# B Bmedium
12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 x x x x3 3 4 4 1 1 2 2 – – – –B B F# F# A# A# D# D# x x x xmedium
x x x x 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2– – – – – – 1 1 1 1 1 1x x x x B B F# F# A# A# D# D#easy · barre on fret 2
x x 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 2 x x– – 4 4 3 3 1 1 2 2 – –x x B B D# D# F# F# A# A# x xmedium
x x x x 4 4 6 6 3 3 5 5– – – – 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 3x x x x D# D# A# A# B B F# F#medium
0 0 0 0 4 4 6 6 7 7 5 5– – – – 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 2B B F# F# D# D# A# A# D# D# F# F#medium
x x 5 5 7 7 6 6 7 7 5 5– – 1 1 3 3 2 2 4 4 1 1x x B B F# F# A# A# D# D# F# F#medium · barre on fret 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 7 7 x x– – – – – – 1 1 2 2 – –B B F# F# B B A# A# D# D# x xeasy

The Bmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 12-String Guitar – Drop B generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Bmaj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
34D#
57F#
711A#

More B chords

Other roots

See Bmaj7 in another tuning

What notes make up the Bmaj7 chord?

Bmaj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes B, D#, F#, A#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.