How to play Bm7: a minor 7th built on B, with 2 voicings, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: an open-position shape using 2 open strings, played near the nut. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to B. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | B | D | F# | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | b3 | 5 | b7 |
Bm7 is a minor 7th with B as its root. The full theoretical spelling is B, D, F#, A. This voicing sounds every chord tone.
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