BmMaj7

— About this chord

BmMaj7 (1–♭3–5–7) has a haunting, cinematic tension—dark minor color sharpened by a bright major seventh, equal parts noir and longing. A favorite in film scores, jazz ballads, and prog harmony, it also colors moody indie and art-pop passages. On guitar it's a compact open-position voicing derived from the Bm shape; pianists favor its close, bittersweet clusters. Functions as i(maj7), often used in minor-key intros or as a passing chord in descending bass lines (i–imaj7–i7–vi). Also searched as Bm(maj7), B minor major 7.