Ukulele chord · Sevenths
B major 7th chord on ukulele
3322 · Barre · 2nd fret
All 5 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
5 ways to play Bmaj7 on ukulele, 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
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 5 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Barre · 2nd fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 2 strings at the 2nd fret — this is the barre.
- 4th string (G): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) A♯
- 3rd string (C): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) D♯
- 2nd string (E): 2nd fret, held by the barre F♯
- 1st string (A): 2nd fret, held by the barre B
Tablature
A|--2---| E|--2---| C|--3---| G|--3---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bmaj7 note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Bmaj7 on ukulele
4321: one finger per fret, stepping down from the G string to the A string.
You’ll find Bmaj7 in common progressions such as C♯m7–F♯7–Bmaj7 (the jazz cadence in B major).
