Guitar chord · Sevenths
B major 7th chord on guitar
x21302 · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Bmaj7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Lush and mellow — a signature sound of jazz, soul and bossa nova.
Bmaj7 is the Imaj7 chord in B major and IVmaj7 in F♯ major. In minor keys: IIImaj7 in G♯ minor and VImaj7 in E♭ minor.
- Notes
- BD♯F♯A♯
- Formula
- 1357
- Built from
- root · major 3rd · perfect 5th · major 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) B
- 4th string (D): 1st fret, index finger (1) D♯
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) A♯
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, ring finger (3) F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--0---| G|--3---| D|--1---| A|--2---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bmaj7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Bmaj7 on guitar
x24342 is the A-shape major 7th at the 2nd fret.
You’ll find Bmaj7 in common progressions such as C♯m7–F♯7–Bmaj7 (the jazz cadence in B major).
