Bmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – B Standard

in B Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) 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
0 2 1 1 0 0	– 3 1 2 – –	B F# A# D# F# B	easy
x x 2 4 4 4	– – 1 2 3 4	x x B F# A# D#	medium
0 6 6 4 4 4	– 2 3 1 1 1	B A# D# F# A# D#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 6 6 8 5 0	– 2 3 4 1 –	B A# D# A# B B	medium
0 6 6 x x x	– 1 2 – – –	B A# D# x x x	easy
0 7 9 8 9 7	– 1 3 2 4 1	B B F# A# D# F#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 11 9 8 0 11	– 3 2 1 – 4	B D# F# A# F# A#	medium
0 11 9 9 9 11	– 2 1 1 1 3	B D# F# B D# A#	medium · barre on fret 9
12 11 x x 12 11	3 1 – – 4 2	B D# x x F# A#	hard
0 2 1 1 0 x	– 3 1 2 – –	B F# A# D# F# x	easy
x x 2 x 4 4	– – 1 – 2 3	x x B x A# D#	hard
0 6 6 4 5 4	– 3 4 1 2 1	B A# D# F# B D#	medium · barre on fret 4
0 7 6 8 5 0	– 3 2 4 1 –	B B D# A# B B	medium
0 6 6 8 0 7	– 1 2 4 – 3	B A# D# A# F# F#	medium
x 7 9 8 9 7	– 1 3 2 4 1	x B F# A# D# F#	medium · barre on fret 7
0 11 9 8 9 0	– 4 2 1 3 –	B D# F# A# D# B	medium

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 – B Standard 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#B Standard B-E-A-D-F#-B 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

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.