Guitar chord · Sevenths
B♭ minor 7th chord on guitar
x13121 · Barre · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play B♭m7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Smooth and soulful; a staple of jazz, R&B and funk.
B♭m7 is the ii7 chord in A♭ major, iii7 in F♯ major and vi7 in D♭ major. In minor keys: i7 in B♭ minor and iv7 in F minor.
- Notes
- B♭D♭FA♭
- Formula
- 1♭35♭7
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th · minor 7th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 1st fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, held by the barre B♭
- 4th string (D): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) F
- 3rd string (G): 1st fret, held by the barre A♭
- 2nd string (B): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) D♭
- 1st string (high E): 1st fret, held by the barre F
Tablature
e|--1---| B|--2---| G|--1---| D|--3---| A|--1---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B♭m7 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B♭m7 on guitar
x13121 is the Am7 shape barred at the 1st fret.
You’ll find B♭m7 in common progressions such as B♭m7–E♭7–A♭maj7 (the jazz cadence in A♭ major).
