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DADGAD tuning

Bmaj7 on guitar

Bmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled B, D#, F# and A#. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is x21311, which sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteBD#F#A#
Interval1P3M5P7M

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

B major seventh, open position, capo 023
x21311sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, position 8, capo 08fr234
998898sits at fret 8 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 8
B major seventh, position 2, capo 02fr1324
x2436xsits at fret 2, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 strings
B major seventh, position 6, capo 06fr423
96886xsits at fret 6, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 6 and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, position 13, capo 013fr23
x1413151313sits at fret 13, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 13 and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, position 11, capo 011fr4213
x14131113xsits at fret 11, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
B major seventh, position 4, capo 04fr234
464468sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 4
B major seventh, position 9, capo 09fr234
999111313sits at fret 9 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 9
B major seventh, open position, capo 0243
x21321sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, open position, capo 02143
x2132xsits at fret 1, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings
B major seventh, open position, capo 023
x2131xsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 2 strings
B major seventh, open position, capo 0234
x21314sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string

Keys Bmaj7 belongs to

Bmaj7 is diatonic to 16 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

Bmaj7 in another tuning

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