Bb Major Seventh (Bbmaj7) chords on guitar
Welcome to our tutorial on the Bb maj7 chord. This beautiful chord belongs to the Major Chords family and is composed of the notes Bb, D, F, and A. The intervals that build this chord are 1, 3, 5, and 7, which in complete terms translate to the Root, Major Third, Perfect Fifth and Major Seventh.
Understanding the intervals that make up a chord is crucial to mastering the guitar. We have a great tutorial that teaches how to build chords by stacking intervals.
Our Bb maj7 chord tutorial will guide you through chord diagrams and fretboard patterns, showing you the tones composing the chord. This will help you visualize the chord on the fretboard and understand its structure. If you're interested in learning more about fretboard intervals, we recommend our fretboard intervals tutorial.
The Bb maj7 chord is often used in jazz chord progressions, alongside m7 and 7 chord types. To learn more about these progressions, check out our jazz chord progressions tutorial.
Once you've mastered the Bb maj7 chord, you can explore other chord types. We have a variety of tutorials, from dominant to diminished chords, to help expand your chord repertoire.
Remember, practice is key to mastering any guitar chord. Happy strumming!
Notes that compose the Bb maj7 chord:
BbDFA
Chord formula for the Major Seventh chord:
How To Play The Bb Major Seventh chord on guitar
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If you have difficulties with bar chord shapes, check the Bar Chords Tips tutorial.
You can also use this accessible chords page with written diagrams instruction.
Position 1
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Position 2
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Position 7
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Position 8
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Position 9
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Position 10
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Position 11
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Position 12
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Position 13
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Position 14
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You can find more shapes in our all guitar chords online library. If you prefer a printable pdf, download the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf
Play This Chord With Other Roots
C maj7 | D maj7 | E maj7 | F maj7 | G maj7 | A maj7 | B maj7 | C#maj7 | D#maj7 | F#maj7 | G#maj7 | A#maj7 | Abmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Dbmaj7 | Ebmaj7 | Gbmaj7
Complete Fretboard Map of Bb maj7 chord tones
Pick some of the tones from the fretboard map below and play this chord in new ways.