Bm7 is the B minor seventh chord, made of the notes B D F# A. Most guitarists play it as X 2 0 2 0 2, an open chord. Below are all 6 ways to hold Bm7 on the guitar, from the lowest on the neck to the highest, and the same chord in Drop D and DADGAD. The TabTunix app plays each one. Check out our full chord library.
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Bm7
X 2 0 2 0 2
Notes
Degrees: R b3 5 b7. Notes: B D F# A.
RB
b3D
5F#
b7A
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How to play Bm7
The shape most players use is X 2 0 2 0 2, from the lowest string to the highest. Hold it like this:
Put your index finger on the A string at fret 2.
Put your middle finger on the G string at fret 2.
Put your ring finger on the high E string at fret 2.
Let the D and B strings ring open.
Do not play the low E string.
Bm7
X 2 0 2 0 2
6 ways to play Bm7
Every shape the chord library holds for Bm7 in standard tuning, from low on the neck to high. In each one B is the lowest note; they differ in where your hand sits and in which strings ring.
A chord is yours when you can change to it in time. In TabTunix, put Bm7 and the chord before it into a chord-change exercise, set a target tempo, and play the change to a click that counts you through it. Rate each take, and the app keeps your best tempo, so you see it climb.