Bmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E

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

Root

Type

Tuning

Bmaj7

Major 7

Notes:B · D# · F# · A#

easy

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bmaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 0 2 1 2 0	– – 2 1 3 –	x B F# A# D# F#	easy
x x x 2 2 4	– – – 1 2 3	x x x B D# A#	medium
x 0 6 6 5 4	– – 3 4 2 1	x B A# D# F# A#	medium
x 0 6 6 5 5	– – 3 4 1 2	x B A# D# F# B	medium
7 7 6 6 x x	3 4 1 2 – –	B F# A# D# x x	medium
7 7 7 9 9 9	1 1 1 2 3 4	B F# B F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 7
11 0 11 9 9 9	2 – 3 1 1 1	D# B D# F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 10 0	2 3 4 – 1 –	D# A# D# x B F#	hard
x 0 2 2 2 4	– – 1 1 1 2	x B F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
2 4 2 2 2 4	1 2 1 1 1 3	F# D# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 0 7 6 5 4	– – 4 3 2 1	x B B D# F# A#	medium
x 0 6 6 5 0	– – 2 3 1 –	x B A# D# F# F#	easy
x 0 6 6 x x	– – 1 2 – –	x B A# D# x x	easy
x 0 7 9 9 9	– – 1 2 3 4	x B B F# A# D#	medium
x 0 11 9 9 9	– – 2 1 1 1	x B D# F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 9
11 11 11 x 10 x	2 3 4 – 1 –	D# A# D# x B x	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes B, D#, F#, A#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
3	4	D#
5	7	F#
7	11	A#

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bm7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 G#maj7 Amaj7 A#maj7

See Bmaj7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop E E-B-E-A-C#-F#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.