B♭maj7
Major 7 · B♭ – D – F – A
- B♭R
- D3
- F5
- A7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the B♭maj7 chord
The B♭maj7 chord (major 7) is made up of 4 notes — B♭ is the root, D the major third, F the perfect fifth and A the major seventh. Stacking a major seventh over a major triad is what produces its soft, jazzy shimmer.
On guitar, B♭maj7 chords are usually played as a barre — x13231, with your first finger laid flat across the 1st fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Major seventh chords sound lush and dreamy, common in soul, jazz and mellow pop.
Common questions
- What notes are in the B♭maj7 chord?
- The B♭maj7 chord contains the notes B♭, D, F and A.
- How do you play B♭maj7 on guitar?
- A common shape is x13231. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the B♭maj7 chord?
- The B♭maj7 chord is built from the root (B♭), a major third (D), a perfect fifth (F) and a major seventh (A).
- Is B♭maj7 the same as A♯maj7?
- Yes — B♭ and A♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so B♭maj7 and A♯maj7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it B♭maj7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open B♭maj7 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.