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B♭maj7 B flat major seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 4
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 1 + Amaj7 How to play B♭maj7 Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the D string. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the G string. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the B string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x13231 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x13231 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E x13231 · Amaj7 shape
B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x10231 1 3 4 2 E A D G B E B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x10231 1 3 4 2 E B G D A E x10231
B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x102x1 1 3 2 E A D G B E B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x102x1 1 3 2 E B G D A E x102x1
B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 687766 6fr 1 4 2 3 E A D G B E
B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 687766 6fr 1 4 2 3 E B G D A E
687766 · Emaj7 shape
B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x1023x 1 2 3 E A D G B E B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets x1023x 1 2 3 E B G D A E x1023x
B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets xx8765 5fr 4 3 2 1 E A D G B E B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets xx8765 5fr 4 3 2 1 E B G D A E xx8765 · Fmaj7 shape
B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x-x-8-10-10-10 8fr 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x-x-8-10-10-10 8fr 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x-x-8-10-10-10 · Dmaj7 shape
B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 653335 3fr 1 4 2 3 E A D G B E
B♭maj7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 653335 3fr 1 4 2 3 E B G D A E
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Chords that go with B♭maj7 The other chords of B flat major, the key where B♭maj7 is home (Imaj7). Songs in this key move between them.
B♭ I B♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Cm ii Cm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 4 finger 2, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Dm iii Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. E♭ IV E♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 3. F V F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Gm vi Gm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as B♭maj7.
1 fret Amaj7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3, open. Amaj7 shape 5 fret Fmaj7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, open. Fmaj7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the B♭maj7 chord B flat major seventh is built from 4 notes: B♭ (1), D (3), F (5), A (7). The lowest note you play should be the root, B♭, highlighted on the diagram. You can play it in 12 places on the fretboard. The first shape is the most common; higher shapes make smooth changes easier in some keys.
B♭maj7 belongs to F major (IVmaj7), B flat major (Imaj7), D minor (VImaj7), G minor (IIImaj7).
