Bm chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop C#
in Drop C# (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#) tuning
Bm
Minor
Notes:B · D · F#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Bm shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 3 1 0 1 3 | – 3 1 – 2 4 | x B D F# B F# | medium | |
| x 3 5 5 4 3 | – 1 3 4 2 1 | x B F# B D F# | medium · barre on fret 3 | |
| x x 5 5 4 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x x F# B D x | easy | |
| 5 6 5 5 x x | 1 2 1 1 – – | F# D F# B x x | easy · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 6 10 0 8 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | B D B F# F# x | hard | |
| 10 10 10 8 8 8 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | B F# B D F# B | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 0 x 11 | 1 1 1 – – 2 | B F# B F# x D | easy · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 3 1 0 1 x | – 3 1 – 2 – | x B D F# B x | medium | |
| x 3 5 5 4 x | – 1 3 4 2 – | x B F# B D x | medium | |
| x 6 5 5 4 x | – 4 2 3 1 – | x D F# B D x | medium | |
| 5 6 5 5 8 8 | 1 2 1 1 3 4 | F# D F# B F# B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 10 6 10 0 x x | 2 1 3 – – – | B D B F# x x | hard | |
| x x 10 8 8 8 | – – 2 1 1 1 | x x B D F# B | medium · barre on fret 8 | |
| 10 10 10 12 x 11 | 1 1 1 3 – 2 | B F# B F# x D | hard · barre on fret 10 | |
| x 3 1 0 4 3 | – 2 1 – 4 3 | x B D F# D F# | medium | |
| x x x 5 4 3 | – – – 3 2 1 | x x x B D F# | medium |
The Bm chord (Minor) is built from the notes B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop 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 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.