Bmaj7 chord on 7-String Guitar – Drop A

in Drop A (A-E-A-D-G-B-E) tuning

✕✕○2143BD#A#BF#
Bmaj7
Major 7
Notes:B · D# · F# · A#
medium
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBD#F#A#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x x 2 1 3 0 2– – 2 1 4 – 3x x B D# A# B F#medium
2 2 2 4 3 4 21 1 1 3 2 4 1B F# B F# A# D# F#medium · barre on fret 2
x 7 6 4 3 x x– 4 3 2 1 – –x B D# F# A# x xhard
x 7 6 4 4 4 6– 4 2 1 1 1 3x B D# F# B D# A#medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 6 8 8 0 x– 2 1 3 4 – –x B D# A# D# B xmedium
x 7 9 8 8 7 7– 1 4 2 3 1 1x B F# A# D# F# Bmedium · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 8 11 11– – – 2 1 3 4x x x B D# A# D#medium
x x x 9 11 11 11– – – 1 2 3 4x x x B F# A# D#medium
2 2 1 1 x x x3 4 1 2 – – –B F# A# D# x x xmedium
2 2 2 4 3 4 x1 1 1 3 2 4 –B F# B F# A# D# xmedium · barre on fret 2
x 7 x 4 3 4 x– 4 – 2 1 3 –x B x F# A# D# xhard
x x x x 4 4 6– – – – 1 2 3x x x x B D# A#medium
x 7 6 8 8 x x– 2 1 3 4 – –x B D# A# D# x xmedium
x 7 9 8 8 7 x– 1 4 2 3 1 –x B F# A# D# F# xmedium · barre on fret 7
x x x 9 8 11 x– – – 2 1 3 –x x x B D# A# xmedium
9 11 9 9 11 11 x1 2 1 1 3 4 –F# D# F# B F# A# xmedium · barre on fret 9

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