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The Bm7 chord, B minor seventh, is built from B, D, F# and A. There are 16 voicings on this page, eight barre shapes and five that use open strings, with the lowest at the 2nd fret.

Bm7 is the ii chord in A major, the iii in G major and the vi in D major. It combines a barre with a four-note stack, which makes it a good step toward intermediate chord voicings. The B Dorian scale contains all four notes.

Check each shape with your microphone, using the player at the top to see which strings sound.

B minor 7th guitar chord is also written as Bm7, Bmin7, B-7 or Bmi7.

Notes that compose the B m7 chord:

B D F# A

Chord Structure:

Formula: 1 b3 5 b7

B M7 Guitar Chord Diagrams

Position 1 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the D string play without pressing any fret
Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 2 of the high E string

Position 2 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 2 of the A, G 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

Position 3 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the low E, D, G 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 10 of the B string

Position 4 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
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 D and G strings at the same time

Position 5 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

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

Position 6 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A 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 D, G and B strings at the same time

Position 7 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the D string play without pressing any fret
Mute the high E string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 2 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 2 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 3 of the B string

Position 8 Movable

Finger Positions

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

Position 9 Barre Movable

Finger 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 B and high E strings at the same time
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 11 of the G string

Position 10 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

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

Position 11 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the A string
Mute the high E 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 low E string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 10 of the B string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 11 of the G string

Position 12 Open

Finger Positions

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

Position 13 Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the A string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 5 of the high E string

Position 14 Barre Movable

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Mute the B string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 4 of the D and G strings at the same time
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 5 of the A string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 5 of the high E string

Position 15 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the B string play without pressing any fret
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 7 of the D string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 7 of the G string
Place your pinky finger (4) on the fret 9 of the A string

Position 16 Open

Finger Positions

Mute the low E string
Let the A string play without pressing any fret
Mute the high E string
Place your index finger (1) on the fret 3 of the B string
Place your middle finger (2) on the fret 4 of the D string
Place your ring finger (3) on the fret 4 of the G string

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Play This Chord With Other Roots

C m7 | D m7 | E m7 | F m7 | G m7 | A m7 | B m7 | C#m7 | D#m7 | F#m7 | G#m7 | A#m7 | Abm7 | Bbm7 | Dbm7 | Ebm7 | Gbm7

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FAQ

Which notes make up the Bm7 chord?

Bm7 is B, D, F# and A: a B minor triad with a minor seventh, A, on top.

Why does Bm7 contain F# but A natural?

The fifth up from B is F#, seven semitones up. The seventh of a minor seventh chord is flat, ten semitones up from the root, so it is A rather than A#.

Where do I meet Bm7 as ii, iii or vi?

Bm7 is the ii chord in A major, the iii chord in G major and the vi chord in D major. It is also the i chord in B minor.

Which scale fits B minor seventh?

B Dorian: B, C#, D, E, F#, G# and A. All four notes of Bm7 are in it, as its first, third, fifth and seventh degrees.

How many voicings of Bm7 are there on guitar?

The fingering data lists 16 voicings from the 2nd to the 11th fret. Five use open strings and eight are barre voicings.