CHORD GUIDE

Bm7 chord on guitar (B minor seventh)

The Bm7 chord is the notes B, D, F# and A. The usual shape is an open chord: x 2 0 2 0 2, from the low E string to the high E. The guitar above is set up with Bm7 on the Q key: tap it or press Q to hear it, then strum the strings.

Play it on the guitar See the fingering

Press Q or tap its pad to hear it

Notes: B D F# A
Frets: x 2 0 2 0 2
Shape: Open chord
Type: minor seventh

How to play Bm7

Numbers are fingers: 1 index to 4 little

Bm7

Your index finger on the A string at the 2nd fret.
Your middle finger on the G string at the 2nd fret.
Your ring finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret.
Let the D and B strings ring open.
Don't play the low E string: start your strum on the A string.

Bm7 up the neck

The same chord, higher and brighter

Bm7 (up the neck)

Play it as 7 9 7 7 7 7, a barre at the 7th fret. Switch the guitar's chord level from Standard to Up to hear it.

Lay your index finger flat across the low E to the high E string at the 7th fret.
Your ring finger on the A string at the 9th fret.

Chords that go with Bm7

These share a key with Bm7, so they sound right together, and they're on the pads next to it:

Bm
Em
F#
G
D
Em7
F#7
Gmaj7
Dmaj7
A
F#m
E
Bsus4
Bsus2

All the chords: guitar chord chart. Songs to practice them: easy guitar songs. Tune up first with the online guitar tuner.