The seven chords of B Minor with guitar diagrams, the progressions you will meet most, capo options, and free songs to play in this key.
The B Minor scale is B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A. Build a chord on each note using only the scale's own notes and you get the seven diatonic chords below. Songs in B Minor are made mostly of these, with the i, iv and V doing most of the work. In practice the V chord is usually F# or F#7 (the harmonic minor's raised 7th) rather than F#m: it pulls back to Bm much harder.
With sevenths: Bm7 (im7), C#m7b5 (iim7b5), Dmaj7 (IIImaj7), Em7 (ivm7), F#m7 (vm7), Gmaj7 (VImaj7), A7 (VII7), and F#7 (V7). Tap any chord for every voicing, the notes and how to play it.
| Numerals | In B Minor | Heard in |
|---|---|---|
| i VI III VII | Bm G D A | the minor pop progression |
| i VII VI V | Bm A G F# | the Andalusian cadence (the V is the major chord) |
| i iv V | Bm Em F# | the minor three-chord progression (V from harmonic minor) |
| i iv VII III | Bm Em A D | a folk and rock favourite |
| i VI VII i | Bm G A Bm | the rock minor loop |
Write one out in the free Chord Progression Chart, or train your ear to hear them with Name the Progression.
To play B Minor with open chords: capo 2 and play Am shapes, or capo 7 and play Em shapes. The shapes you fret belong to the other key; what comes out of the guitar is B Minor. Lower capo positions keep more of the guitar's ring.
Every key and fret is on the guitar capo chart, and the Chord Sheet Maker rewrites any song's chords for a capo or a new key.
Free chord sheets on Guitar Scribble served in B Minor, chords over the lyrics, printable.
Relative major: D major (same notes and chords, a different home). Parallel major: B major (same root, a different mood).
All free, in the browser. The Chord Sheet Maker transposes any sheet into B Minor with one click.
The seven chords built on the B Minor scale are Bm, C#dim, D, Em, F#m, G, A. As roman numerals: i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII. Most songs in B Minor use F# or F#7 as the V chord, from the harmonic minor scale, rather than F#m.
D major. It shares every note and every chord with B Minor; the difference is which chord feels like home.
capo 2 and play Am shapes, or capo 7 and play Em shapes. The shapes you fret are from the other key; the sound is B Minor.
