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B♭m7 B flat minor seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 1 + Am7 How to play B♭m7 Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the D string. Middle finger (2): 2th fret of the B string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x13121 1 3 2 E A D G B E B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x13121 1 3 2 E B G D A E x13121 · Am7 shape
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 686666 6fr 1 3 E A D G B E
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets 686666 6fr 1 3 E B G D A E
686666 · Em7 shape
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x13124 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x13124 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E x13124
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 688696 6fr 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets 688696 6fr 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E
688696 · Em7 shape (4th string) shape
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 646666 4fr 4 3 1 E A D G B E
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 646666 4fr 4 3 1 E B G D A E
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B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x-x-8-10-9-9 8fr 1 4 2 3 E A D G B E B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x-x-8-10-9-9 8fr 1 4 2 3 E B G D A E x-x-8-10-9-9 · Dm7 shape
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x1x324 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x1x324 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E x1x324
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 686696 6fr 1 3 4 E A D G B E
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 686696 6fr 1 3 4 E B G D A E
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Chords that go with B♭m7 The other chords of B flat minor, the key where B♭m7 is home (i7). Songs in this key move between them.
B♭m i B♭m Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Cdim ii° Cdim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, muted, fret 1 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3. E♭m iv E♭m Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2. Fm v Fm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. A♭ VII A♭ Strings from lowest to highest: fret 4 finger 3, fret 3 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1, fret 4 finger 4. Barre at fret 1. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as B♭m7.
1 fret Am7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Am7 shape 6 fret Em7 Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, open, open, open, open. Em7 shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the B♭m7 chord B flat minor seventh is built from 4 notes: B♭ (1), D♭ (♭3), F (5), A♭ (♭7). The lowest note you play should be the root, B♭, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.
B♭m7 belongs to A flat major (ii7), D flat major (vi7), F sharp major (iii7), F minor (iv7), B flat minor (i7).
