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Bmaj7 on guitar

Bmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled B, D#, F# and A#. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x21302, which sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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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 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 3 with finger 4, open, fret 2 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.2143
x21302sits at fret 1, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 2, strings 2 to 6.324
x24342sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 2 and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 8, fret 8, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 8, strings 3 to 4.8fr23
99880xsits at fret 8, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 8, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4, fret 6 with finger 2, fret 4, fret 4, open, fret 6 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 4, strings 1 to 4.4fr23
464406sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 4 and lets 1 string ring open
B major seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 9, fret 9, fret 9, fret 11 with finger 2, fret 11 with finger 3, fret 11 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 1 to 3.9fr234
999111111sits at fret 9 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 9
B major seventh, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 8 with finger 3, open, fret 7 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr4231
x98807sits at fret 7, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 6 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr4321
xx9876sits at fret 6, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
B major seventh, position 3, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, open, fret 6 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.3fr3214
x64306sits at fret 3, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 15 with finger 4, open, fret 14 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr2143
x141315014sits at fret 13, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, position 11, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 4, fret 11 with finger 1, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.11fr2341
131313110xsits at fret 11, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
B major seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 14 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 15 with finger 4, fret 12 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr3241
x14131512xsits at fret 12, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings
B major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 3, fret 3 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.1324
x2434xsits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 strings

Keys Bmaj7 belongs to

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

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