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B major 7th chord

Symbol: Bmaj7 · Notes: B – D♯ – F♯ – A♯

A major chord with a major seventh, one semitone below the octave: a soft, dreamy sound, everywhere in jazz, bossa nova and pop.

How it is built

• B: root
• D♯: major third
• F♯: perfect fifth
• A♯: major seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: B – D♯ – F♯ – A♯
• 1st inversion: D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – B
• 2nd inversion: F♯ – A♯ – B – D♯
• 3rd inversion: A♯ – B – D♯ – F♯

In which keys

• IV (subdominant) in F♯ major
• I (tonic) in B major
• VI in E♭ minor
• III in G♯ minor

Other B chords

B · Bm · B7 · Bm7 · Bsus2 · Bsus4 · Bdim · B+ · B6 · Bm6 · Badd9 · Bdim7 · Bm7♭5

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