Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

Bmaj7

B major seventh

Left-handed

Open

E♭

F♯

B♭

× 2 1 3 0 24 fingers

✕✕

E♭

B♭

× 2 1 3 0 ×3 fingers

B♭

E♭

F♯

B♭

× 1 1 3 0 24 fingers

1st position

✕✕

E♭

B♭

E♭

× 2 1 3 4 ×4 fingers

B♭

E♭

F♯

E♭

× 1 1 4 4 2barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

E♭

F♯

B♭

× 2 1 3 × 24 fingers

2nd position

2fr

F♯

B♭

F♯

E♭

× 2 4 3 4 2barre · 4 fingers

2fr

F♯

B♭

F♯

E♭

2 2 4 3 4 2barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

2fr

B♭

F♯

E♭

× 2 4 3 4 ×4 fingers

4th position

4fr

F♯

E♭

B♭

7 6 4 4 4 6barre · 4 fingers

4fr

F♯

E♭

B♭

E♭

B♭

6 6 4 4 4 6barre · 4 fingers

4fr

F♯

E♭

B♭

× 6 4 4 4 6barre · 3 fingers

6th position

✕✕

6fr

B♭

F♯

E♭

× × 9 8 7 64 fingers

6fr

B♭

E♭

B♭

F♯

E♭

6 6 9 8 7 6barre · 4 fingers

6fr

E♭

B♭

F♯

E♭

7 6 × 8 7 6barre · 4 fingers

7th position

7fr

F♯

B♭

E♭

F♯

7 9 8 8 7 7barre · 4 fingers

7fr

F♯

B♭

E♭

F♯

7 9 8 8 7 ×barre · 4 fingers

7fr

F♯

B♭

E♭

7 × 8 8 7 7barre · 3 fingers

8th position

✕✕

8fr

E♭

B♭

E♭

× × 9 8 11 114 fingers

✕✕✕

8fr

E♭

B♭

× × 9 8 11 ×3 fingers

✕✕

8fr

E♭

F♯

B♭

× 9 9 8 11 ×4 fingers

9th position

✕✕

9fr

F♯

B♭

E♭

× × 9 11 11 114 fingers

9fr

F♯

B♭

E♭

× 9 9 11 11 11barre · 4 fingers

9fr

F♯

E♭

F♯

B♭

11 9 9 11 11 ×barre · 4 fingers

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