Guitar chord · Triads
B minor chord on guitar
x24432 · Barre · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Bm on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.
Bm is the ii chord in A major, iii in G major and vi in D major. In minor keys: i in B minor and iv in F♯ minor.
- Notes
- BDF♯
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · Barre · 2nd fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 5 strings at the 2nd fret — this is the barre.
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 2nd fret, held by the barre B
- 4th string (D): 4th fret, ring finger (3) F♯
- 3rd string (G): 4th fret, pinky finger (4) B
- 2nd string (B): 3rd fret, middle finger (2) D
- 1st string (high E): 2nd fret, held by the barre F♯
Tablature
e|--2---| B|--3---| G|--4---| D|--4---| A|--2---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bm 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 Bm on guitar
x24432 is the A-minor shape barred at the 2nd fret. If the barre buzzes, leave out the high E and play x2443x.
You’ll find Bm in common progressions such as Bm–G–D–A (the minor-feel pop progression in D major), Bm–Em–F♯–Bm (the minor cadence in B minor) and Bm–A–G–F♯ (the Andalusian cadence in B minor).
