Bmaj7, the B major 7 guitar chord
Bmaj7 is open Amaj7 moved up two frets, the index barring five strings at the 2nd fret. Coming from the B barre, the G string drops a fret onto the middle finger, and the chord softens. It is rarer in songs than the others; you meet it in the keys of B and F♯.
How to play it
- Index finger flattened across the A string (5th) and high E string (1st), 2nd fret.
- Middle finger on the G string (3rd), 3rd fret.
- Ring finger on the D string (4th), 4th fret.
- Pinky on the B string (2nd), 4th fret.
- Don't strum the low E string (6th). It stays silent in this shape.
Changes to practice
Holding Bmaj7 still is the easy part. Songs need you to arrive at it in rhythm, so in Strumhold you practice Bmaj7 as changes, alongside the rest of the Barre Major 7ths set:
- Bmaj7 ↔ Fmaj7 B major 7 to F major 7 Drill
- Bmaj7 ↔ B♭maj7 B major 7 to B♭ major 7 Drill
- Bmaj7 ↔ C♯maj7 B major 7 to C♯ major 7 Drill
- Bmaj7 ↔ E♭maj7 B major 7 to E♭ major 7 Drill
- Bmaj7 ↔ Emaj7 B major 7 to E major 7 Drill
- Bmaj7 ↔ A♭maj7 B major 7 to A♭ major 7 Drill
- Bmaj7 ↔ F♯maj7 B major 7 to F♯ major 7 Drill