B Minor 7 Chord

How to play Bm7 on guitar

Read the diagrams with the low E string on the left. × means do not play that string, ○ means play it open.

How to play Bm7 on piano

Play B, D, F♯, A together. With your right hand, use fingers 1, 2, 3 and 5 (thumb on B). Your left hand can play B an octave lower for a fuller sound.

Where Bm7 is used

Bm7 fits in three major keys: it is the two chord (ii7) in A major, the three chord (iii7) in G major and the six chord (vi7) in D major. It is also the home chord (i7) of B minor.

The most common place you will meet it is the ii-V-I progression: Bm7 - E7 - Amaj7. That move is the backbone of jazz standards and shows up in plenty of pop and soul songs too.

Compared with plain Bm, the added A makes the chord sound smoother and less sad.

Related chords

• B (B major)
• Bm (B minor)
• B7 (B seventh)
• Bmaj7 (B major seventh)
• Bsus4 (B suspended fourth)
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