Bm7 Guitar Chord | Standard Tuning

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BMI7, Bmin7

Tuning

Standard Tuning

X
X
 
 
X
 
7
8
9
10
11
233
 
 
D
A
 
B

Please study the attached Bm7 chord chart and tablature to master this chord.

 
O
 
O
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
234
F♯
B
A
D
B
 

This is the "open" B minor seventh chord.

 
 
 
 
 
 
7
8
9
10
11
131111
B
F♯
D
A
F♯
B

This Bm7 chord utilizes a common, movable chord shape. A root note occurs on the sixth string.

X
 
 
 
X
 
7
8
9
10
11
2333
 
F♯
D
A
 
B

This voicing for Bm7 is commonly used in the jazz and blues genres. The root note is on the sixth string.

 
 
 
 
 
X
2
3
4
5
6
13121
F♯
D
A
F♯
B
 

This Bm7 barre chord utilizes the visual shape of an "open" Am7 chord.

X
 
 
O
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
234
 
D
A
D
B
 

This is one possibly way to play an "open" Bm7 chord.

X
 
 
X
 
X
1
2
3
4
5
234
 
D
A
 
B
 

Notice how the fourth string is omitted from this voicing of Bm7.

 
 
 
 
X
X
9
10
11
12
13
1322
D
A
F♯
B
 
 

This four string voicing for Bm7 utilizes a movable chord shape.

 
 
 
 
X
X
7
8
9
10
11
1111
B
F♯
D
A
 
 

This voicing for Bm7 is played in third inversion.

 
 
 
 
 
 
7
8
9
10
11
131141
B
A
D
A
F♯
B

The b7 (A) is doubled in this Bm7 voicing.

X
 
 
 
X
 
9
10
11
12
13
2143
 
A
F♯
B
 
D

This Bm7 chord is played in first inversion. You can also play a root position D6 chord with this voicing.

 
O
 
O
X
X
1
2
3
4
5
12
F♯
B
A
D
 
 

This Bm7 chord is played in first inversion. This voicing can also be used for a D6 chord.

 
 
 
 
X
X
3
4
5
6
7
2314
A
D
B
F♯
 
 

This Bm7 chord is played in second inversion.

 
 
 
 
O
X
5
6
7
8
9
1111
A
E
C
G
A
 

This Bm7 chord is played in third inversion.

 
X
 
 
 
X
4
5
6
7
8
2113
A
 
B
F♯
D
 

This voicing for Bm7/D is played fingerstyle.

X
O
 
 
 
X
7
8
9
10
11
412
 
B
D
A
F♯
 

This Bm7 chord is played in second inversion.

X
 
 
 
O
X
3
4
5
6
7
231
 
D
B
F♯
A
 

This Bm7 chord is played in third inversion.

X
 
 
 
O
X
1
2
3
4
5
342
 
D
B
F♯
A
 

This Bm7 chord is played with the b7 (A) in the bass.

X
 
X
 
 
 
5
6
7
8
9
 
F♯
 
A
D
B

 
 
X
 
 
 
5
6
7
8
9
B
F♯
 
A
D
B