Bm chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop A
in Drop A (A-E-A-D-F#-B) tuning
Bm
Minor
Notes:B · D · F#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Bm shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 2 2 0 0 0 | 1 1 1 – – – | B F# B D F# B | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 2 2 2 4 5 3 | 1 1 1 3 4 2 | B F# B F# B D | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 7 x 4 5 3 | – 4 – 2 3 1 | x B x F# B D | hard | |
| x 7 5 4 0 0 | – 3 2 1 – – | x B D F# F# B | medium | |
| x 7 5 0 5 7 | – 3 1 – 2 4 | x B D D B F# | medium | |
| x 7 9 9 8 7 | – 1 3 4 2 1 | x B F# B D F# | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x x 9 9 8 0 | – – 2 3 1 – | x x F# B D B | easy | |
| 9 10 9 9 0 0 | 1 2 1 1 – – | F# D F# B F# B | easy · barre on fret 9 | |
| x 10 x 12 12 12 | – 1 – 2 3 4 | x D x D F# B | hard | |
| x x x 12 12 0 | – – – 1 2 – | x x x D F# B | easy | |
| 2 2 2 0 0 x | 1 1 1 – – – | B F# B D F# x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 2 2 2 4 x 3 | 1 1 1 3 – 2 | B F# B F# x D | hard · barre on fret 2 | |
| x 7 5 4 x 3 | – 4 3 2 – 1 | x B D F# x D | hard | |
| x 7 5 4 0 7 | – 3 2 1 – 4 | x B D F# F# F# | medium | |
| x 7 5 0 0 7 | – 2 1 – – 3 | x B D D F# F# | medium | |
| x 7 9 0 8 7 | – 1 4 – 3 2 | x B F# D D F# | medium |
The Bm chord (Minor) is built from the notes B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop A 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 Bm chord is built
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5
| Degree | Semitones | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | B |
| ♭3 | 3 | D |
| 5 | 7 | F# |
More B chords
Other roots
See Bm in another tuning
What notes make up the Bm chord?
Bm is a Minor chord built from the notes B, D, F#.
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.