Home / BM7 B Major 7th Guitar Chord (BM7) B Major 7th (BM7) is built from B, D#, F#, A#, which is the 1P - 3M - 5P - 7M formula measured from the root B. This page shows 17 fingerings with fretboard diagrams.
Fingerings for BM7 Bmaj7 low E at fret 2, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 2 Bmaj7 A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G at fret 2 Bmaj7 A at fret 3, D at fret 3, G at fret 2 Bmaj7 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E at fret 3 Bmaj7 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, D muted, high E at fret 3 Bmaj7 low E at fret 1, A at fret 3, D at fret 2, G muted, B at fret 1, high E at fret 1 Bmaj7 low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B at fret 3 Bmaj7 low E muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 3 Bmaj7 low E muted, A at fret 4, D at fret 3, B at fret 2 Bmaj7 low E at fret 4, A at fret 3, B muted, high E muted Bmaj7 low E muted, A at fret 2, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E muted Bmaj7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 4, G at fret 3, B at fret 2, high E at fret 1 Bmaj7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 3, G at fret 2 Bmaj7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E at fret 3 Bmaj7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 4, high E at fret 3 Bmaj7 low E muted, A at fret 1, D at fret 3, G at fret 2, B muted, high E muted Bmaj7 low E muted, A muted, D at fret 1, G at fret 3, B at fret 3, high E muted How to play BM7 B Major 7th Guitar Chord (BM7) is warm, jazzy and slightly dreamy.
Beginner tip The major seventh interval is the whole character of the chord; check that the top note rings clearly.
Practice idea Try it as the ending chord of a progression instead of the plain major triad.
BM7 FAQ What notes are in B Major 7th? B Major 7th (BM7) contains B, D#, F#, A#. In interval terms that is 1P - 3M - 5P - 7M above the root B. How do you play BM7 on guitar? The most common shape here is "Bmaj7": low E at fret 2, D at fret 3, G at fret 3, B at fret 2. Is BM7 hard for beginners? It sits in the major seventh family. The major seventh interval is the whole character of the chord; check that the top note rings clearly.