Ukulele chord · Triads
B minor chord on ukulele
4222 · Barre · 2nd fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play Bm on ukulele, 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
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Barre · 2nd fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 3 strings at the 2nd fret — this is the barre.
- 4th string (G): 4th fret, ring finger (3) B
- 3rd string (C): 2nd fret, held by the barre D
- 2nd string (E): 2nd fret, held by the barre F♯
- 1st string (A): 2nd fret, held by the barre B
Tablature
A|--2---| E|--2---| C|--2---| G|--4---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every Bm note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing Bm on ukulele
4222: index finger barring the 2nd fret, ring finger on the G string’s 4th.
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).
