Bm chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop E
in Drop E (E-B-E-A-C#-F#) tuning
Bm
Minor
Notes:B · D · F#
Piano Left hand Right hand
Fingerings (16)
Bm shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x 0 2 2 1 0 | – – 2 3 1 – | x B F# B D F# | easy | |
| 2 3 2 2 x x | 1 2 1 1 – – | F# D F# B x x | easy · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 3 x 5 5 x | 4 1 – 2 3 – | B D x D F# x | hard | |
| 7 7 7 5 5 5 | 2 3 4 1 1 1 | B F# B D F# B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 7 7 9 10 8 | 1 1 1 3 4 2 | B F# B F# B D | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| x 0 10 9 10 8 | – – 3 2 4 1 | x B D F# B D | medium | |
| 10 0 10 9 10 0 | 2 – 3 1 4 – | D B D F# B F# | medium | |
| 10 0 10 x 10 0 | 1 – 2 – 3 – | D B D x B F# | easy | |
| x 0 2 2 1 x | – – 2 3 1 – | x B F# B D x | easy | |
| 2 3 2 2 5 5 | 1 2 1 1 3 4 | F# D F# B F# B | medium · barre on fret 2 | |
| 7 3 7 x 5 x | 3 1 4 – 2 – | B D B x F# x | hard | |
| 7 0 7 5 5 5 | 2 – 3 1 1 1 | B B B D F# B | medium · barre on fret 5 | |
| 7 7 7 9 x 8 | 1 1 1 3 – 2 | B F# B F# x D | hard · barre on fret 7 | |
| 10 0 x 9 10 8 | 3 – – 2 4 1 | D B x F# B D | hard | |
| 10 0 10 9 10 x | 2 – 3 1 4 – | D B D F# B x | medium | |
| x 0 10 x 10 0 | – – 1 – 2 – | x B D x B F# | easy |
The Bm chord (Minor) is built from the notes B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop E 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.