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. Strum it below, tap a string to hear its note, or open it on the full guitar and play it yourself.

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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. Pick the Up the neck shape above 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

The chords of B minor: they sit next to Bm7 in songs, so they sound right before and after it.

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