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B Minor 7th

B · D · F# · A

Bm7o412

Shape 1 · difficulty 5/10

CC#DEbEFF#GG#ABbB
MajorMinorDominant 7thMinor 7thDiminished
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About the Bm7 chord

Bm7 is a B minor 7th chord built from B, D, F#, A. Mellow and smooth: a minor chord rounded off with a laid-back, jazzy seventh.

Root

B

Quality

Minor 7th

Chord tones

B D F# A

Shapes

1 · intermediate

Notes & intervals

Every minor 7th chord stacks the same intervals on its root. In Bm7, that gives you:

B

root1

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

D

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.

A

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:

Jazz

Character & mood

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

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Popular chords

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Frequently asked questions

How do you play Bm7 on ukulele?

Bm7 is a solid intermediate shape once open chords feel steady. The first shape is the easiest voicing: 3 fretted strings and 1 open string. Put your pinky finger on the 4th fret of the G string. Put your index finger on the 2nd fret of the C string. Put your middle finger on the 2nd fret of the E string. Leave the A string open. Strum all four strings and check each one rings cleanly.

What notes are in a Bm7 chord?

Bm7 is B, D, F#, A. Those notes make a minor 7th chord. Play them in any order and you still get Bm7.

What makes Bm7 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.

What songs use the Bm7 chord?

Songs that use Bm7 include Wave.

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