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B♭m7 chord

B♭m7 (also written A♯m7) is the Bb minor seventh chord. It has 4 notes: B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭ (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7).

A minor seventh adds a flat seventh to a minor chord. It sounds smooth and mellow, and is everywhere in R&B, neo-soul, jazz and worship music (often as the ii chord).

B♭m7 chord on Guitar

B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x13121)
From the 1st fretx13121
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 2 (686666)
From the 6th fret686666
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x-x-8-10-9-9)
From the 8th fretx-x-8-10-9-9
B♭m7 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-13-11-13-11-13)
From the 11th fretx-13-11-13-11-13

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 1st fret; D 3rd fret; G 1st fret; B 2nd fret; high E 1st fret.

B♭m7 chord on Ukulele

B♭m7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (1111)
From the 1st fret1111
B♭m7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (3544)
From the 3rd fret3544
B♭m7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (6868)
From the 6th fret6868
B♭m7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (10-10-9-11)
From the 9th fret10-10-9-11

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C 1st fret; E 1st fret; A 1st fret.

B♭m7 chord on Piano

B♭m7 chord on piano: B♭, D♭, F, A♭

Play B♭, D♭, F and A♭ together with your right hand, and B♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.

Songs with the B♭m7 chord

B♭m7 appears in 152 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

Related chords

Other Bb chords:

Chords in the key of D♭ major:

B♭m7 chord: questions

What notes are in the B♭m7 chord?

B♭m7 (Bb minor seventh) is made of B♭, D♭, F and A♭ (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7).

How do you play B♭m7 on guitar?

The most common shape is x13121 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play B♭m7 on ukulele?

Play 1111 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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