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Difficulty
Fingers 4
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 2 + Am How to play Bm 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. Little finger (4): 4th fret of the G string. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the B string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ Bm chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x24432 1 3 4 2 E A D G B E Bm chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x24432 1 3 4 2 E B G D A E x24432 · Am shape
Bm chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x20402 1 3 2 E A D G B E Bm chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x20402 1 3 2 E B G D A E x20402
Bm chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x20x02 2 3 E A D G B E Bm chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets x20x02 2 3 E B G D A E x20x02
Bm chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x20432 1 4 3 2 E A D G B E Bm chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x20432 1 4 3 2 E B G D A E x20432
Bm chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 799777 7fr 1 3 4 E A D G B E
Bm chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 799777 7fr 1 3 4 E B G D A E
799777 · Em shape
Bm chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x20x32 1 3 2 E A D G B E Bm chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x20x32 1 3 2 E B G D A E x20x32
Bm chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 754407 4fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E
Bm chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 754407 4fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E
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Bm chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 75447x 4fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E Bm chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets 75447x 4fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E 75447x
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Chords that go with Bm The other chords of B minor, the key where Bm is home (i). Songs in this key move between them.
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. A VII A Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as Bm.
2 fret Am Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open. Am shape 7 fret Em Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open, open, open. Em 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 Bm chord B minor is built from 3 notes: B (1), D (♭3), F♯ (5). 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.
Bm belongs to G major (iii), D major (vi), A major (ii), E minor (v), B minor (i).
