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Bm Guitar Chord

Learn the Bm shape, hear the voicing, and understand its notes and intervals.

MINOR CHORD

How to play Bm on guitar

Read the diagram from the low E string on the left to the high E string on the right. Pick each intended string separately before strumming the complete shape.

Notes
B · D · F#
Intervals
1 - b3 - 5
Level
Intermediate
STRING BY STRING

Bm chord fingering

This voicing uses the fret pattern x 2 4 4 3 2. Keep fretting fingers close behind the fret wire and avoid touching adjacent open strings.

Low EMute
AFret 2
DFret 4
GFret 4
BFret 3
High EFret 2
BUILD THE CHORD

Notes and intervals in Bm

The Bm chord combines B, D, F#. Its formula, 1 - b3 - 5, describes each note relative to the B root.

B1
Db3
F#5
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Bm Guitar Chord Questions

What notes are in the Bm guitar chord?

The Bm chord contains B, D, F#. Its interval formula is 1 - b3 - 5.

This Bm shape is intermediate because it requires a wider reach or barre-style pressure. Practice the notes separately before strumming.

The same Bm chord can be played with different voicings, inversions, octaves, and string combinations while preserving its essential chord tones.