Guitar chord · Sevenths
B minor 7th chord on guitar
x2020x · Open position
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Bm7 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Smooth and soulful; a staple of jazz, R&B and funk.
Bm7 is the ii7 chord in A major, iii7 in G major and vi7 in D major. In minor keys: i7 in B minor and iv7 in F♯ minor.
- Notes
- BDF♯A
- 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 · Open position
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, index finger (1) B
- 4th string (D): play open D
- 3rd string (G): 2nd fret, middle finger (2) A
- 2nd string (B): play open B
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--0---| G|--2---| D|--0---| A|--2---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bm7 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 Bm7 on guitar
x20202 avoids the barre entirely by letting the D and B strings ring open.
You’ll find Bm7 in common progressions such as Bm7–E7–Amaj7 (the jazz cadence in A major).
