Bm chord (B minor) on guitar

How to finger Bm, which notes it contains and which chords it is played with. Tap the diagram to hear it, then play it below in a progression with other chords.

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About the Bm chord

Bm is B minor. Notes: B – F# – D. Formula: 1 – ♭3 – 5.

Difficulty: medium (1 out of 3). Needs careful finger placement; doable after your first chords. This is one of the most common chords: it appears in a huge number of songs and is among the first ones people learn.

How to place your fingers

  • String 6 (E): do not play
  • String 5 (A): do not play
  • String 4 (D): fret 9
  • String 3 (G): fret 11
  • String 2 (B): do not play
  • String 1 (e): fret 10

This chord is played higher up the neck (around fret 9), not in open position.

Where it appears

Bm is found in these keys: D (vi), A (ii), G (iii).

Progressions with Bm

Every progression starts on Bm and all its chords come from one key, so the changes sound natural. Play them in the block above; the Roman numerals show each chord's degree.

  • Bm – GDA (i – VI – III – VII)
  • Bm – AG – F# (i – VII – VI – V)
  • Bm – Em – F#m – Bm (i – iv – v – i)

Try it in practice

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