Bmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bmaj7

Major 7

Notes:B · D# · F# · A#

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bmaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 1 1 2 x	– 4 1 2 3 –	x B D# A# F# x	medium
x 4 x 6 2 3	– 3 – 4 1 2	x B x D# F# A#	hard
x 4 4 6 x 3	– 2 3 4 – 1	x B F# D# x A#	hard
x 4 4 6 6 4	– 1 1 2 3 1	x B F# D# A# B	medium · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 6 8	– – 3 4 1 2	x x B F# A# D#	medium
x x 8 9 7 8	– – 2 4 1 3	x x A# F# B D#	medium
11 8 8 9 11 8	3 1 1 2 4 1	B D# A# F# D# D#	medium · barre on fret 8
10 x 9 9 11 x	3 – 1 2 4 –	A# x B F# D# x	hard
x 4 1 1 x x	– 3 1 2 – –	x B D# A# x x	medium
3 3 4 2 x x	2 3 4 1 – –	D# A# F# B x x	medium
x 4 x 6 6 3	– 2 – 3 4 1	x B x D# A# A#	hard
x 4 4 6 6 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x B F# D# A# x	medium
x x 9 6 6 8	– – 4 1 2 3	x x B D# A# D#	medium
x 8 8 9 7 x	– 2 3 4 1 –	x D# A# F# B x	medium
11 8 8 9 x x	4 1 2 3 – –	B D# A# F# x x	medium
10 11 9 x 11 x	2 3 1 – 4 –	A# F# B x D# 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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.