B Major Chord (Bmaj) & B Major 7th (Bmaj7) on Piano & Guitar
A piano keyboard reference for the
B Major chord, abbreviated as
Bmaj or
BM.
The
B Major triad
consists of the notes
B,
DāÆ
and
FāÆ. The 2 inversions to the B Major triad are
DāÆ FāÆ B
and
FāÆ B DāÆ.
The
B Major 7th chord, abbreviated as
Bmaj7 or
BM7, has the notes
B,
DāÆ,
FāÆ
and
AāÆ. The
3 inversions to the B Major 7th chord are
DāÆ FāÆ AāÆ B,
FāÆ AāÆ B DāÆ
and
AāÆ B DāÆ FāÆ.
The intervals of the
B Major chord
are the
root (B) ,
major third (DāÆ)
and
perfect fifth (FāÆ). With the
B Major 7th chord, there's an additional
major seventh (AāÆ).
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guitar chord diagrams for the
B Major and B Major7th chords in common positions on the
guitar fretboard. You'll find both open chords and/or barre chords.
The B Major chord is a diatonic chord in the following keys:
- The I chord in the key of B major
- The V chord in the key of E major
- The IV chord in the key of FāÆ major
- The III chord in the key of GāÆ minor
- The VII chord in the key of CāÆ minor
- The VI chord in the key of DāÆ minor
B Major Chord on Piano
āØļø hint: use numbers 1 to 7 on a computer keyboard to trigger the chords and their inversions.
B Major chord
notes: B DāÆ FāÆ
- B
- DāÆ
- FāÆ
B Major 1st inversion
notes: DāÆ FāÆ B
- DāÆ
- FāÆ
- B
B Major 2nd inversion
notes: FāÆ B DāÆ
- FāÆ
- B
- DāÆ
B Major 7th chord
notes: B DāÆ FāÆ AāÆ
- B
- DāÆ
- FāÆ
- AāÆ
B Major 7th 1st inversion
notes: DāÆ FāÆ AāÆ B
- DāÆ
- FāÆ
- AāÆ
- B
B Major 7th 2nd inversion
notes: FāÆ AāÆ B DāÆ
- FāÆ
- AāÆ
- B
- DāÆ
B Major 7th 3rd inversion
notes: AāÆ B DāÆ FāÆ
- AāÆ
- B
- DāÆ
- FāÆ
šø B Major Chord Guitar Diagrams
Below you'll find guitar chord diagrams for common chord positions of the B Major chord and the B Major 7th chord, along with finger positions or note names.
