Chord Of The Week 5.10.13 - Bb / Bbmaj7

bigjon · October 2013

Usually played as a barre chord -

Bb: x13331

Bbmaj7: x13231

But there are open position options available if you wrap your thumb round the bottom two strings -

Bb: 110331

Bbmaj7: 110231

My favourite is this moody masterpiece best appreciated in the key of D minor -

Bbmaj9#11: 6x0560

What are your favourite Bb / Bbmaj7 chords? (Please save Bb7 chords for later)

bigjon · October 2013

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Bellycaster · October 2013

I always like a Nile Rodgers style half step slide upto the 4th string root for a Maj7 chord

XX8,10,10,10

mellowsun · October 2013

I like a nice #11 in there and some other extensions

x13010

x10011

A couple of variations on BigJon's Bbmaj9#11

6x3560

688060

bigjon · October 2013

Here's a lovely Bbsus2 which I play with my jazz duo when we're doing 'Songbird' by Fleetwood Mac in the key of F, I arranged it from the piano voicing on the record -

Bbsus2: 68856x

I play the #11 variant in the key of Dminor as a strummy chord in church when playing 'Our God Reigns (Awake, Awake)'

Bbsus2#11: 688560

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