Electric guitar · Minor 7th chord

Bm7B Minor 7th

Key: D Major
Easy
Open chord

Bm7 is the B minor 7th chord on electric guitar, made of the notes B · D · F# · A.

Other positions

Notes

B
D
F#
A

Structure

1
♭3
5
♭7

Sound: Minor seventh; Smooth, jazzy
Harmonic function: Tonic relative; Stands in for the tonic with a different color.

Harmonic field of D Major

Degree	Chord	Function
I	D	Tonic
ii	Em	Subdominant
iii	F#m	Tonic relative
IV	G	Subdominant
V	A	Dominant
vi	Bm	Tonic relative
vii°	C#dim	Dominant

How to play

1Place your index finger on fret 2 of string 5.
2Place your middle finger on fret 2 of string 3.
3Place your ring finger on fret 2 of string 1.
4Let strings 4, 2 ring open.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.