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B♭maj7 (also written A♯maj7) is a major seventh chord made of 4 notes: B♭, D, F, A. It sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful, and you hear it in ballads, bossa nova, neo-soul and lo-fi. It is the I chord of B♭ major and turns up in 3 other keys.
The library above opens on B♭maj7 with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from B♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| B♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| D | 3 | major third | 4 |
| F | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| A | 7 | major seventh | 11 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, A♯maj7 is A♯, C𝄪, E♯, G𝄪: the same sounds under different names.
x132316x776xx1023xxxx335657xxxxx8(10)(10)(10)The fret 6 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (6x776x): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
B♭maj7 belongs to 4 keys: IV in F major, I in B♭ major, VI in D minor, III in G minor. In B♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: B♭maj7 – F – Gm – E♭.
B♭, D, F, A: the root, major third, fifth, major seventh.
Fret 6: 60076x (low string first), rated Beginner.
B♭maj7 has A where B♭7 has A♭. B♭maj7 sounds dreamy, warm and a little wistful; B♭7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Beginner and needs 3 fingers.