Piano chord
B major 7 chord
Bmaj7 is a major seventh chord: the root B, a major 3rd up to D♯, a perfect 5th up to F♯ and a major 7th up to A♯.
- Symbol
- Bmaj7
- Notes
- B – D♯ – F♯ – A♯
Play it yourself
Tap B, D♯, F♯ and A♯ on the keys below, in any order.
- B
- D♯
- F♯
- A♯
Major seventh chords add a major seventh to a major triad. They sound soft and warm, and are everywhere in jazz, soul, bossa nova and lo-fi.
Inversions of Bmaj7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
B – D♯ – F♯ – A♯
- 1st inversion · Bmaj7/D♯
D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – B
- 2nd inversion · Bmaj7/F♯
F♯ – A♯ – B – D♯
- 3rd inversion · Bmaj7/A♯
A♯ – B – D♯ – F♯
Keys with Bmaj7
Bmaj7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.
- IVmaj7 · F♯ major
- Imaj7 · B major
- VImaj7 · E♭ minor
- IIImaj7 · G♯ minor