Guitar chord reference
B♭ Major 7 guitar chord: five CAGED shapes
A major seventh chord adds the major 7th to a major triad. The close pull between 7 and root creates a rich but stable major colour that rewards careful voice leading.
Chord construction and function
The major 3rd confirms the quality and the major 7th supplies the extension. Notice where 7 sits a semitone below each root in every CAGED voicing.
- Chord formula
- 1 · 3 · 5 · 7
- Notes in B♭maj7
- B♭ · D · F · A
B♭maj7 in CAGED neck order
Root notes are highlighted. Read each movable voicing as a set of chord tones, not simply as a copied open shape.
C shape
A shape
G shape
E shape
D shape
Practice drill
Play each shape as an arpeggio and resolve every 7 to the nearest root. Then connect adjacent shapes while keeping either the 3rd or 7th on top.
Follow the guitar chord practice guide for clean placement, timed changes and connected CAGED movement.
Learn how the five movable forms overlap, where their roots sit and when to use partial voicings in the CAGED system guide.
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