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B♭ Major 7th Chord (B♭maj7)

Notes: B♭, D, F, A. Tap any diagram to hear it.

B♭maj7
Notes
B♭DFA
Formula
1 – 3 – 5 – 7

B♭maj7 on guitar

Fret 1 · most common
x-1-3-2-3-1
Fret 6
6-8-7-7-6-6
Fret 10
x-13-12-10-10-10

Strings from low (left) to high (right). Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. × = don’t play, ○ = open string.

B♭maj7 on ukulele

Open position · most common
3-2-1-0
Fret 5
7-5-6-0
Fret 10
10-10-10-0

B♭maj7 on piano

Other B♭ chords

B♭B♭mB♭7B♭m7B♭sus2B♭sus4B♭dimB♭augB♭6B♭m6B♭9B♭add9B♭7sus4B♭m7♭5B♭dim7

Major 7th chords in other keys

Cmaj7C♯maj7Dmaj7E♭maj7Emaj7Fmaj7F♯maj7Gmaj7A♭maj7Amaj7Bmaj7

About the B♭ Major 7th chord

Major seventh chords sound soft, dreamy and sophisticated, and are common in jazz, bossa nova and soul. B♭maj7 is built from the root (B♭), major third (D), perfect fifth (F), major seventh (A).

Frequently asked questions

What notes are in the B♭ Major 7th chord?

The B♭maj7 chord is made of B♭, D, F, A: the root, major third, perfect fifth, major seventh.

How do you play B♭maj7 on guitar?

The most common fingering is x-1-3-2-3-1, from the low E string to the high E string (x = don’t play that string, 0 = open string). It uses a barre at fret 1.

How do you play B♭maj7 on piano?

Press B♭, D, F, A together. In root position the lowest note is B♭.