Whole Step Down left-handed chord chart

Bmaj7 Left-Handed Guitar Chord Chart

Major 7 chord voicings, mirrored lefty grip charts and standard tab references in Whole Step Down.

Bmaj7 uses the notes B, D#, F#, A# and is shown here as a mirrored left-handed chord chart. Whole step down changes the guitar response enough to affect bends, muting and attack, which is useful for heavier left-handed rhythm playing. Mirrored diagrams matter here because the inner-string note placement is easy to misread when you are learning from right-handed chord books.

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Chord boxes are mirrored for left-handed guitar. Tab and low-to-high shape notation remain standard so common lessons still translate.

Formula 1 3 5 7
Tuning D A F C G D
Voicings 4 shapes
Mirror View True lefty chart

Primary Chart

Chord View

8fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
A#
D#
9
F#
B
10
D#
A#
11
12
D
A
F
C
G
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 8-12

9fr
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
B
F#
B
10
D#
A#
11
F#
12
13
D
A
F
C
G
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 9-13

4fr
 
 
 
 
 
x
4
F#
B
5
A#
6
D#
F#
7
8
D
A
F
C
G
D

Major 7 voicing around frets 4-8

 
 
 
 
 
x
1
D#
A#
F#
2
3
D#
4
B
5
D
A
F
C
G
D

Major 7 open-position chart (frets 1-5)

Standard Reference

Tab & Shape Readout

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 8 9 10 10 8 9
Chord tones: B D# F# A#

D|-8--|
A|-9--|
F|-10-|
C|-10-|
G|-8--|
D|-9--|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 9 9 10 10 11 9
Chord tones: B D# F# A#

D|-9--|
A|-9--|
F|-10-|
C|-10-|
G|-11-|
D|-9--|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 4 6 5 6 4 x
Chord tones: B D# F# A#

D|-4-|
A|-6-|
F|-5-|
C|-6-|
G|-4-|
D|-x-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Standard Tab Reference

Left-handed shape (high -> low): 1 1 1 3 4 x
Chord tones: B D# F# A#

D|-1-|
A|-1-|
F|-1-|
C|-3-|
G|-4-|
D|-x-|

Mirrored left-handed chord box on top, stacked standard tab reference below.

Context

How To Use This Page

Overview

Major 7 feels lush, polished and sophisticated and works for neo-soul, jazz-pop, chord melody and atmospheric harmony.

Lefty Translation

Mirrored diagrams matter here because the inner-string note placement is easy to misread when you are learning from right-handed chord books.

Grip Cue

Let notes ring but do not squeeze; these voicings sound better with even pressure than brute force

Tuning Context

Whole Step Down feels lower, wider and more elastic under the fingers. It gives familiar fingering a deeper voice without changing interval relationships.

Chord Tones
  • B
  • D#
  • F#
  • A#

Next Step

Matching Left-Handed Scales

Use these scale pages to move from the chord into lead work without leaving the same tuning and key centre.

Library

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