Bm Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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Bmin, BMI, B minor

Tuning

Standard Tuning

 
 
 
 
X
X
2
3
4
5
6
3421
F♯
D
B
F♯
 
 

This Bm chord shape eliminates the low root note from the common barre chord shape.

X
 
 
 
 
X
2
3
4
5
6
1342
 
D
B
F♯
B
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
7
8
9
10
11
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B
F♯
D
B
F♯
B

The "B" minor barre chord is yet another chord where you are required to barre all six strings of the guitar with your first finger.

 
 
 
 
X
X
10
11
12
13
14
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D
B
F♯
D
 
 

This is an alternate version of the B minor chord played in tenth position.

 
 
 
 
 
X
2
3
4
5
6
13421
F♯
D
B
F♯
B
 

This is a barre chord version of Bm played in second position.

 
 
 
 
 
X
14
15
16
17
18
13421
F♯
D
B
F♯
B
 

This is the B minor chord played using the A minor shape barre chord on the 14th fret.

 
 
 
 
 
X
7
8
9
10
11
34111
B
F♯
D
B
F♯
 

This is an abbreviation of the full B minor barre chord.

 
 
 
 
X
X
7
8
9
10
11
3111
B
F♯
D
B
 
 

This is an abbreviated version of the full B minor barre chord.

 
 
 
X
X
X
2
3
4
5
6
321
F♯
D
B
 
 
 

This is an abbreviated version of the B minor chord.

 
 
 
 
X
X
2
3
4
5
6
3421
F♯
D
B
F♯
 
 

This is an abbreviated version of the full B minor barre chord.

 
 
 
 
X
X
9
10
11
12
13
1341
D
B
F♯
B
 
 

This voicing for Bm utilizes the visual chord shape of the "open" Dm chord.

 
 
 
 
O
X
2
3
4
5
6
3421
F♯
D
B
F♯
A
 

This Bm chord is played with an A note in the bass.

X
X
 
O
X
 
5
6
7
8
9
23
 
 
D
D
 
B

This voicing for Bm is used in the intro section to "The World I Know" by Collective Soul.

X
X
X
O
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
1
 
 
 
D
B
 

This is a partial open Bm chord omitting the fifth.

X
 
 
 
X
 
7
8
9
10
11
1311
 
F♯
D
B
 
B

This B minor chord is played fingerstyle. It can be played with a pick if the thumb frets the low root note on the sixth string.

X
 
 
 
 
X
2
3
4
5
6
1342
 
D
B
F♯
B
 

The sixth and first strings are omitted from this Bm voicing.

X
X
X
 
 
 
4
5
6
7
8
 
 
 
F♯
D
B

X
X
 
 
 
 
4
5
6
7
8
 
 
B
F♯
D
B

X
 
X
X
 
 
5
6
7
8
9
 
F♯
 
 
D
B

X
X
 
X
 
 
7
8
9
10
11
 
 
D
 
F♯
B