Guitar · arpeggios # B♭maj7 arpeggio on guitar The B♭ major 7 arpeggio has 4 notes: B♭, D, F, A. | Note | B♭ | D | F | A | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ## B♭maj7 on the whole neck Every B♭maj7 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more". B♭maj7 Note names B♭maj7 Degrees ## B♭maj7 in 5 positions The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B♭ falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there. Position 1: frets 1–5, 10 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 10 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 10 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 9 notes Position 5: frets 12–15, 9 notes ## B♭maj7 voicings - [B♭maj7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2) - [B♭maj7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-3) - [B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) ## Scales with B♭maj7 in them Scales on this site that contain B♭maj7 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on. - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) on 4 - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) on 1 - [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) on ♭6 - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) on ♭3 - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) on ♭7 - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) on ♭3 - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) on ♭6 - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) on ♭2 - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) on 5 - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) on 1 - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) on ♭7 - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) on 4 - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) on ♭5 - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) on ♭2 - [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) on ♭6 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on ♭7 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 4 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 1 - [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2 ## Use it in a progression Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-bb) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) - [I–vi–ii–V in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-bb) (B♭maj7 as I) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (B♭maj7 as 3) - [Tritone substitute](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) - [Tritone sub with its related ii](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone-related-ii) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) - [Backdoor ii–V](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/backdoor) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) - [Secondary dominants](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/secondary-dominant) (B♭maj7 as I) - [Passing diminished chord](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/passing-diminished) (B♭maj7 as I) - [Minor iv](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/minor-iv) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) ## Major 7 arpeggio in every key - [Cmaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cmaj7) - [D♭maj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dbmaj7) - [Dmaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dmaj7) - [E♭maj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebmaj7) - [Emaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/emaj7) - [Fmaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmaj7) - [G♭maj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gbmaj7) - [Gmaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gmaj7) - [A♭maj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/abmaj7) - [Amaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/amaj7) - B♭maj7 - [Bmaj7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bmaj7) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice the B♭maj7 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-maj7:10:arpeggio)