Bm7 chord on 4-String Bass – Low C

in Low C (C-A-D-G) tuning

✕○12BDA
Bm7
Minor 7
Notes:B · D · F# · A
easyfret 2
Piano Left hand Right hand
BBBDAF#
ShapeFretsFingersNotesDifficulty
x 2 0 2– 1 – 2x B D Aeasy
2 2 4 21 1 2 1D B F# Amedium · barre on fret 2
x 0 0 4– – – 1x A D Beasy
9 5 9 73 1 4 2A D B Dhard
6 0 9 71 – 3 2F# A B Dmedium
11 9 7 74 3 1 2B F# A Dhard
11 12 12 111 2 3 1B A D F#easy · barre on fret 11
2 2 0 21 2 – 3D B D Aeasy
2 2 x 21 2 – 3D B x Aeasy
6 0 0 42 – – 1F# A D Bmedium
9 5 9 x2 1 3 –A D B xhard
9 9 9 72 3 4 1A F# B Dmedium
11 12 0 111 3 – 2B A D F#easy
2 0 0 41 – – 2D A D Bmedium
6 5 7 43 2 4 1F# D A Bmedium
11 x 7 73 – 1 2B x A Dhard

The Bm7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes B, D, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 4-String Bass – Low C generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Bm7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7

DegreeSemitonesNote
10B
♭33D
57F#
♭710A

More B chords

Other roots

See Bm7 in another tuning

What notes make up the Bm7 chord?

Bm7 is a Minor 7 chord built from the notes B, D, F#, A.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.