What notes are in a Bmaj7 chord?

Bmaj7 is B, D#, F#, A#: the 1, 3, 5, 7 of B.

What scale goes with Bmaj7?

Scales on B that contain every note of Bmaj7: B Major, B Lydian, B Bebop Dominant, B Lydian #2, B Harmonic Major, B Double Harmonic Major.

Guitar chord · Major 7th

Bmaj7 chord (B Major 7th)

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

Notes BD#F#A#

Formula 1 3 5 7

Shapes 3 on this page

Bmaj7 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, B.

E-Shape Maj7 (6th String Root) 7 x 8 8 7 x

A-Shape Maj7 (5th String Root) x 2 4 3 4 2

Cmaj7 Open Shape x 14 13 11 11 11

Interactive chord diagram

Bmaj7 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 ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Bmaj7

These scales start on B and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bmaj7 is the chord of the moment.

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

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Questions

What notes are in a Bmaj7 chord?: Bmaj7 is B, D#, F#, A#: the 1, 3, 5, 7 of B.
How do you play Bmaj7 on guitar?: E-Shape Maj7 (6th String Root): 7 x 8 8 7 x; A-Shape Maj7 (5th String Root): x 2 4 3 4 2; Cmaj7 Open Shape: x 14 13 11 11 11 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Bmaj7?: Scales on B that contain every note of Bmaj7: B Major, B Lydian, B Bebop Dominant, B Lydian #2, B Harmonic Major, B Double Harmonic Major.

Major 7th chords in every key

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