B♭maj7 ukulele chord

The shape

Tap the diagram to hear B♭maj7 strummed on the ukulele. B♭maj7 on ukulele is 3210 (numbers are frets on the g-C-E-A strings, starting from the g string on the left). It sits in the first few frets, comfortable for beginners.

Standard gCEA high-Gtuning (soprano / concert / tenor). Baritone ukulele (DGBE) uses different shapes and isn't covered here yet.

The notes in B♭maj7

Because the uke's high-G string is re-entrant (it's a high note, not a bass), these notes don't stack low-to-high like a guitar — but the chord is the same: B♭ (R), D (3), F (5), A (7).

What a major seventh chord is

a major 7th stacks a major seventh on a major chord (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th) — the major sound with a soft, dreamy sheen.

How it's used: It's the I and IV of a major key dressed up. Where a plain major is a statement, a major 7 is a sigh.

The sound: Lush, warm, jazzy, romantic — 'sophisticated major'. Where you'll hear it: Jazz, soul, bossa nova, neo-soul, and any ballad reaching for a softer landing.

Hear B♭maj7 in a progression

A lush I–IV vamp — let each chord ring and hear the sheen. Played on the ukulele — press play, and drag Key to move it.

Keys that use B♭maj7

B♭maj7 appears naturally in these keys — tap any to see all its chords:

Other B♭ ukulele chords

major seventh ukulele chords on other roots

Play guitar too? See B♭maj7 on guitar.

Chords and their spellings are shared facts of music theory. Every diagram and sound is generated by ThunderFret's own engine — no tabs, lyrics or recordings are reproduced.