How to Play Bbmaj7 on Piano

The Bb Major 7th chord sounds warm and floating. It stacks 4 notes: Bb – D – F – A.

A major triad with the seventh left unflattened, a semitone below the octave. That near-miss against the root is the source of its softness.

Notes in Bbmaj7

NoteIntervalFinger
BbBb4Root1
DD5Major 3rd2
FF5Perfect 5th3
AA5Major 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on Bb. Use finger 2 on D, finger 3 on F, and finger 5 on A.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (Bb) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Major 7th Chords

Cmaj7
C – E – G – B
Dbmaj7
Db – F – Ab – C
Dmaj7
D – F# – A – C#
Ebmaj7
Eb – G – Bb – D
Emaj7
E – G# – B – D#
Fmaj7
F – A – C – E
F#maj7
F# – A# – C# – E#
Gmaj7
G – B – D – F#
Abmaj7
Ab – C – Eb – G
Amaj7
A – C# – E – G#
Bmaj7
B – D# – F# – A#

Other Bb Chords

Bb6
Bb – D – F – G
Bb7
Bb – D – F – Ab
Bb9
Bb – D – F – Ab – C
Bb
Bb – D – F
Bbm
Bb – Db – F
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab
Bbaug
Bb – D – F#
Bbsus2
Bb – C – F
Bbsus4
Bb – Eb – F
Bbm6
Bb – Db – F – G
Bbadd9
Bb – D – F – C