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This tutorial will teach you how to play the B minor chord on guitar.

We're going to show you some easy fingerings, suitable for beginners, as well as more advanced shapes, requiring barrè, that will allow you to play the Bb minor chord all along the fretboard.

The intervals in the B minor chord are Root, Minor Third, and Perfect Fifth, so the notes in this chord are B, D and F# (first, third and fifth note in the B minor scale).

The B Minor chord could be also named as:

• B Minor
• B Min
• B Minor Triad
• Bm

Chords composed of 3 tones are denoted as triads.

In the following we'll learn everything about the B minor chord.

Learn 13 positions for this chord

Position 1

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the A and high E strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the B string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

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Position 2

Fingers Positions

• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the low E, G, B and high E strings at the same time
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the A string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

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Position 3

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 9 of the D string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 10 of the high E string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 11 of the G string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 12 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 4

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the high E string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the B string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 5

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the A string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the B string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 6

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 10 of the high E string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 11 of the G string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 12 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 12 of the B string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 7

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 14 of the A and high E strings at the same time
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 15 of the B string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 16 of the D string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 16 of the G string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

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Position 8

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the G, B and high E strings at the same time
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the A string
• Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

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Position 9

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the G, B and high E strings at the same time
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

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Position 10

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Mute the A string
• Mute the D string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the high E string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 3 of the B string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string

Position Characteristics

• This position is movable

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Position 11

Fingers Positions

• Mute the A string
• Let the D string play without pressing any fret
• Mute the B string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 7 of the low E string
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 7 of the G string

Position Characteristics

• This position uses open strings

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Position 12

Fingers Positions

• Mute the low E string
• Let the D string play without pressing any fret
• Mute the G string
• Mute the B string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the A string

Position Characteristics

• This position uses open strings

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Position 13

Fingers Positions

• Mute the A string
• Mute the high E string
• Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the low E, G and B strings at the same time
• Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 9 of the D string

Position Characteristics

• This position requires barre
• This position is movable

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