Electric guitar · Minor chord

BmB Minor

Key: D Major
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Bm is the B minor chord on electric guitar, made of the notes B · D · F#.

Notes

B
D
F#

Structure

1
♭3
5

Sound: Minor triad; Melancholic, introspective
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

1Barre fret 2 with your index finger, from string 5 to string 1.
2Place your middle finger on fret 3 of string 2.
3Place your ring finger on fret 4 of string 4.
4Place your pinky on fret 4 of string 3.
5Don't play string 6.
6Strum from string 5 down.