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Bbbmaj7 on guitar

Bbbmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled Bbb, Db, Fb and Ab. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x02120, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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NoteBbbDbFbAb
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.

Bbb major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 3, open. Frets are relative to the capo.213
x02120sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr231
x06650sits at fret 5, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2, fret 2, fret 2, fret 4 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 3 to 5.2
x02224sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 6 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr3421
x06654sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 7 with finger 2, fret 7 with finger 3, fret 6, fret 6, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 3 to 4.6fr23
7766xxsits at fret 6, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 6 and mutes 2 strings
Bbb major seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 7, fret 7, fret 7, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 7, strings 1 to 3.7fr234
777999sits at fret 7 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 7
Bbb major seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 9, fret 9, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 4 to 5.9fr2
x011990sits at fret 9, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 9, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 14 with finger 3, open. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr213
x01413140sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 4, fret 12 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr3241
x014131412sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr231
x01113100sits at fret 10, spans 3 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 11 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 14 with finger 3, open. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr123
x01113140sits at fret 11, spans 3 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 2 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.213
x0212xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings

Keys Bbbmaj7 belongs to

Bbbmaj7 is diatonic to 16 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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