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Bm7 Guitar Chord

Learn the Bm7 shape, hear the voicing, and understand its notes and intervals.

MINOR 7TH CHORD

How to play Bm7 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# · A
Intervals
1 - b3 - 5 - b7
Level
Intermediate
STRING BY STRING

Bm7 chord fingering

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

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

Notes and intervals in Bm7

The Bm7 chord combines B, D, F#, A. Its formula, 1 - b3 - 5 - b7, describes each note relative to the B root.

B1
Db3
F#5
Ab7
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Bm7 Guitar Chord Questions

What notes are in the Bm7 guitar chord?

The Bm7 chord contains B, D, F#, A. Its interval formula is 1 - b3 - 5 - b7.

This Bm7 shape is intermediate because it requires a wider reach or barre-style pressure. Practice the notes separately before strumming.

The same Bm7 chord can be played with different voicings, inversions, octaves, and string combinations while preserving its essential chord tones.