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Bb Minor 7th

Bb · C# · F · G#

Bbm7

Shape 1 · difficulty 4/10

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About the Bbm7 chord

Bbm7 is a Bb minor 7th chord built from Bb, C#, F, G#. Mellow and smooth: a minor chord rounded off with a laid-back, jazzy seventh.

Root

Bb

Quality

Minor 7th

Chord tones

Bb C# F G#

Shapes

1 · intermediate

Notes & intervals

Every minor 7th chord stacks the same intervals on its root. In Bbm7, that gives you:

Bb

root1

Home base. The root names the chord, and every other note is measured from it.

C#

minor third♭3

The minor third is where the melancholy lives: it turns the chord dark and tender.

F

perfect fifth5

The fifth adds weight and strength behind the root.

G#

minor seventh♭7

The minor seventh adds a bluesy itch that wants to resolve.

Used in genres

Minor 7th chords show up all over the progression catalog, most of all in these styles:

Character & mood

MellowMellow and smooth: a minor chord rounded off with a laid-back, jazzy seventh.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you play Bbm7 on ukulele?

Bbm7 is a solid intermediate shape once open chords feel steady. The first shape is the easiest voicing: 4 fretted strings and 0 open strings. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the G string. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the C string. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the E string. Put your index finger on the 1st fret of the A string. Strum all four strings and check each one rings cleanly.

What notes are in a Bbm7 chord?

Bbm7 is Bb, C#, F, G#. Those notes make a minor 7th chord. Play them in any order and you still get Bbm7.

What makes Bbm7 a minor 7th chord?

Mellow and smooth: a minor chord rounded off with a laid-back, jazzy seventh. Chord quality is the interval pattern above the root. That pattern is what you hear as minor 7th.

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