Guitar chord · Minor Major 7th
Bbm(maj7) chord (Bb Minor Major 7th)
Haunting minor chord with a natural 7th — the film noir sound, native to harmonic & melodic minor.
Notes BbDbFA
Formula 1 ♭3 5 7
Shapes 1 on this page
Bbm(maj7) chord shapes
Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.
STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E
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Scales to play over Bbm(maj7)
These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbm(maj7) is the chord of the moment.
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Questions
- What notes are in a Bbm(maj7) chord?
- Bbm(maj7) is Bb, Db, F, A: the 1, ♭3, 5, 7 of Bb.
- How do you play Bbm(maj7) on guitar?
- 5th String Root m(maj7): x 1 3 2 2 1 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
- What scale goes with Bbm(maj7)?
- Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm(maj7): Bb Harmonic Minor, Bb Melodic Minor, Bb Hungarian Minor, Bb Lydian #2, Bb Lydian b3, Bb Neapolitan Minor.
Minor Major 7th chords in every key
Cm(maj7) C#m(maj7) Dm(maj7) Ebm(maj7) Em(maj7) Fm(maj7) F#m(maj7) Gm(maj7) Abm(maj7) Am(maj7) Bbm(maj7) Bm(maj7)
More Bb chords
Bb Bbm Bbdim Bb5 Bb7 Bbmaj7 Bbm7 Bbmaj9 Bb9 Bbm9 Bbm11 Bb6 Bbm6 Bbadd9 Bbsus4 Bbsus2 Bb7sus4 Bb7#9 Bbaug Bbmaj7#5 Bbdim7 Bbm7b5 Bb7b9 Bb13 Bb6/9 Bb11 Bb9sus4 Bbmadd9 Bbadd11 Bbm6/9 Bb7#5 Bb7b5 Bb7#11 Bbmaj13 Bbm13 Bbmaj11 Bb9#11 Bbmaj9#11 Bbmaj7#11 Bbm9b5 Bb7sus4b9 Bbm(maj9) Bb9#5 Bb9b5 Bb7b5b9 Bb7#5b9 Bb7#5#9 Bb7b5#9 Bb7b13 Bb13b9 Bb13#11 Bbm7#5 Bbmaj7b5 Bbdim(maj7) Bbmadd11