Six String Guitar · Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Bm7B Minor 7th

A♯Root

C♯tone

Ftone

G♯tone

Formula 7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6 · Notes A♯ · C♯ · F · G♯

How to play it

Bm7 fingering positions

Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2, low E on the left. Each dot is colour-coded by note — the ringed dot is the root. Numbers below show the fret per string (x = muted).

B Minor 7th guitar chord — Open (x 1 x 1 2 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 1 2 x) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 x 2 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 1 2 1) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 1 2 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar chord — Open (x 1 3 3 2 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 x 3 6 x 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar chord — 3rd position (6 4 3 x x 4) fretboard diagram in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Read it as tab

Bm7 guitar tab

The same voicings in tablature — high e on top, low E on the bottom. Each fret number is colour-coded by note; the ringed number is the root, × means don’t play that string.

B Minor 7th guitar tab — Open (x 1 x 1 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 1 2 x) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 x 2 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 1 2 1) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 1 2 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar tab — Open (x 1 3 3 2 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 x 3 6 x 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

B Minor 7th guitar tab — 3rd position (6 4 3 x x 4) in Half-Step Down (E♭A♭D♭G♭B♭E♭) · Capo 2

Sound

How Bm7 sounds

Consonance

4/ 5

Brightness

DarkBright

Character

Moods & genres

Moods

mellowsoulfulsmooth

Genres

jazzsoulr&b

Theory

Notes & relationships

NotesA♯ · C♯ · F · G♯

Formula (scale degrees)7 · 2 · ♭5 · 6

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