Bmaj7 guitar chord

B major 7th · BM7 · BΔ7

The Bmaj7 guitar chord is played 224342: barre the 2nd fret with your first finger. Its notes are B, D#, F# and A#.

Bmaj7 barre chord, 2nd fret (224342)

Fingering: 224342
Fingers: 1 1 3 2 4 1
Difficulty: Hard
Position: barre chord, 2nd fret

Bmaj7 chord at the 4th fret (xx4446)

Fingering: xx4446
Fingers: – – 1 1 1 4
Difficulty: Medium
Position: 4th fret

Bmaj7 barre chord, 7th fret (798877)

Fingering: 798877
Fingers: 1 4 2 3 1 1
Difficulty: Hard
Position: barre chord, 7th fret

Bmaj7 chord at the 9th fret (x-9-9-11-11-11)

Fingering: x-9-9-11-11-11
Fingers: – 1 1 3 3 3
Difficulty: Medium
Position: 9th fret

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Notes in the B major 7th chord

The Bmaj7 chord is made of B · D♯ · F♯ · A♯. Its formula is 1–3–5–7.

Note	Degree	Interval from B
B	1	root
D♯	3	major third
F♯	5	perfect fifth
A♯	7	major seventh

How to play the Bmaj7 guitar chord

Lay your first finger flat across the 2nd fret, from the low E string to the high E string.
Put your second finger on the 3rd fret of the G string.
Put your third finger on the 4th fret of the D string.
Put your fourth finger on the 4th fret of the B string.
Strum all six strings.

That is the barre chord, 2nd fret shape, 224342. It is rated hard: 4 fingers, 6 strings, one barre.

Why your Bmaj7 chord buzzes or sounds muted

If the Bmaj7 chord buzzes, check the barre first: roll your first finger slightly onto its bony edge and move it up against the 2nd fret wire, with your thumb behind the neck.

Bmaj7 barre chord

Bmaj7 has 2 barre shapes here: 224342 (barre at the 2nd fret) and 798877 (barre at the 7th fret).

A barre shape has no open strings, so it moves. Slide any of them up one fret and you are playing Cmaj7.

Keys with the Bmaj7 chord

Bmaj7 is the IV chord in F# major and I chord in B major. In minor keys it is the VI chord in Eb minor and III chord in G# minor.

All major 7th guitar chords