B Major 7th Guitar Chord — Open G
Guitar chord voicings in Open G tuning (D-G-D-G-B-D)
B Major 7th Voicings in Open G
B Major 7th in Open G Tuning — Guide
Notes: B, D#, F#, A#
Intervals: 1P, 3M, 5P, 7M
The B Major 7th chord in Open G tuning (D-G-D-G-B-D) requires different fingerings than standard tuning. We found 6 playable voicings, each filtered for comfortable fret span (max 4 frets) and realistic finger placement.
Scales for Improvising Over B Major 7th in Open G
When playing B Major 7th in Open G tuning, these scales work well for improvisation and melody writing:
- B Major scale
- B Lydian scale — dreamy, ethereal quality over major chords
- B Ionian scale