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Bm7 chord

Bm7 is the B 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).

Bm7 chord on Guitar

Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 1 (x24232)
From the 2nd fretx24232
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 2 (797777)
From the 7th fret797777
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 3 (x-x-9-11-10-10)
From the 9th fretx-x-9-11-10-10
Bm7 chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-14-12-14-12-14)
From the 12th fretx-14-12-14-12-14

Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 2nd fret; D 4th fret; G 2nd fret; B 3rd fret; high E 2nd fret.

Bm7 chord on Ukulele

Bm7 chord on ukulele, shape 1 (2222)
From the 2nd fret2222
Bm7 chord on ukulele, shape 2 (4655)
From the 4th fret4655
Bm7 chord on ukulele, shape 3 (7979)
From the 7th fret7979
Bm7 chord on ukulele, shape 4 (11-11-10-12)
From the 10th fret11-11-10-12

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 2nd fret; C 2nd fret; E 2nd fret; A 2nd fret.

Bm7 chord on Piano

Bm7 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 Bm7 chord

Bm7 appears in 582 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

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Chords in the key of D major:

Bm7 chord: questions

What notes are in the Bm7 chord?

Bm7 (B minor seventh) is made of B, D, F♯ and A (1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7).

How do you play Bm7 on guitar?

The most common shape is x24232 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).

How do you play Bm7 on ukulele?

Play 2222 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).

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