How to Play Piano Chord: B major 7 — root | PianoKitty

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Bmaj7

root position

B major 7

root position

Notes

B, D♯, F♯, A♯

Parent major scale: B

The notes of the B major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	B	root
2	C♯	second
3	D♯	third
4	E	fourth
5	F♯	fifth
6	G♯	sixth
7	A♯	seventh

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

major 7 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7

root	B
third	D♯
fifth	F♯
seventh	A♯

Similar chords

B major with a major 3rd added on top (4 semitones)
B minor-major 7 with flattened third
B augmented major 7 with raised fifth
B dominant 7 with flattened seventh

Play it as two chords

D♯ minor B · A♯

D♯–F♯–A♯ = 3, 5, 7 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 7 chords Practice all inversions of Bmaj7

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