What notes are in a Bbmaj7 chord?

Bbmaj7 is Bb, D, F, A: the 1, 3, 5, 7 of Bb.

What scale goes with Bbmaj7?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbmaj7: Bb Major, Bb Lydian, Bb Bebop Dominant, Bb Lydian #2, Bb Harmonic Major, Bb Double Harmonic Major.

Guitar chord · Major 7th

Bbmaj7 chord (Bb Major 7th)

Lush, smooth major chord used extensively in jazz, lo-fi, and R&B.

Notes BbDFA

Formula 1 3 5 7

Shapes 3 on this page

Bbmaj7 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.

E-Shape Maj7 (6th String Root) 6 x 7 7 6 x

A-Shape Maj7 (5th String Root) x 1 3 2 3 1

Cmaj7 Open Shape x 13 12 10 10 10

Interactive chord diagram

Bbmaj7 on the fretboard

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 Bbmaj7

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbmaj7 is the chord of the moment.

Bb Major Bb Lydian Bb Bebop Dominant Bb Lydian #2 Bb Harmonic Major Bb Double Harmonic Major Bb Augmented Bb Bebop Major Bb Lydian #2 #6

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbmaj7 chord?: Bbmaj7 is Bb, D, F, A: the 1, 3, 5, 7 of Bb.
How do you play Bbmaj7 on guitar?: E-Shape Maj7 (6th String Root): 6 x 7 7 6 x; A-Shape Maj7 (5th String Root): x 1 3 2 3 1; Cmaj7 Open Shape: x 13 12 10 10 10 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bbmaj7?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbmaj7: Bb Major, Bb Lydian, Bb Bebop Dominant, Bb Lydian #2, Bb Harmonic Major, Bb Double Harmonic Major.

Major 7th chords in every key

Cmaj7 C#maj7 Dmaj7 Ebmaj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 Abmaj7 Amaj7 Bbmaj7 Bmaj7