Guitar arpeggio
B Minor-Major 7 Guitar Arpeggio
B Minor-Major 7 is a four-note seventh-chord arpeggio built from B, D, Gb, and Bb. It is also commonly called B Minor Major 7, and BmMaj7. Use it to study chord tones, interval formulas, and guitar fretboard positions.
- Chord tones
- BDGbBb
- Formula
- 1 b3 5 7
- Semitones
- 0 3 7 11
- Chord symbols
- BmMaj7BmM7
- Also called
- B Minor Major 7BmMaj7
How to read this arpeggio
The chord tones are shown as pitch classes first. In the fretboard tool, square markers represent B root notes, while circular markers represent the remaining tones in the arpeggio.
Use the interactive fretboard to locate the B root notes and connect the remaining minor-major 7 chord tones across standard tuning.
This same arpeggio shape is also commonly called B Minor Major 7 or BmMaj7.
Fretboard diagram
Open this arpeggio in the fretboard tool
Start with B Minor-Major 7 loaded, then adjust tuning, labels, colors, fret count, and orientation.
Open in interactive fretboard