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Bm7 B minor seventh
Difficulty
Fingers 3
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 2 + Am7 How to play Bm7 Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 2th fret, a barre. Ring finger (3): 4th fret of the D string. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the B string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x24232 1 3 2 E A D G B E Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x24232 1 3 2 E B G D A E x24232 · Am7 shape
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x20202 1 2 3 E A D G B E Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x20202 1 2 3 E B G D A E x20202
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x2020x 2 3 E A D G B E Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x2020x 2 3 E B G D A E x2020x
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x20232 1 2 4 3 E A D G B E Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x20232 1 2 4 3 E B G D A E x20232
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 797777 7fr 1 3 E A D G B E
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 797777 7fr 1 3 E B G D A E
797777 · Em7 shape
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x2023x 1 2 3 E A D G B E Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x2023x 1 2 3 E B G D A E x2023x
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x24235 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets x24235 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E x24235
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x20205 1 2 4 E A D G B E Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x20205 1 2 4 E B G D A E x20205
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Chords that go with Bm7 The other chords of B minor, the key where Bm7 is home (i7). Songs in this key move between them.
Bm i Bm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 2 finger 1, fret 4 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1. Barre at fret 2. C♯dim ii° C♯dim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 4 finger 4, fret 2 finger 1, muted, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3. D III D Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 2 finger 2. Em iv Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. F♯m v F♯m Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 finger 1, fret 4 finger 3, fret 4 finger 4, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 1. Barre at fret 2. G VI G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Bm7.
2 fret Am7 Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, open, fret 1 finger 1, open. Am7 shape 7 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 Bm7 chord B 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. You can play it in 12 places on the fretboard. The first shape is the most common; higher shapes make smooth changes easier in some keys.
Bm7 belongs to G major (iii7), D major (vi7), A major (ii7), E minor (v7), B minor (i7).
