Bm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Drop G#

in Drop G# (G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm7

Minor 7

Notes:B · D · F# · A

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
3 3 1 1 1 1	2 3 1 1 1 1	B F# A D F# B	medium · barre on fret 1
3 3 3 5 4 4	1 1 1 4 2 3	B F# B F# A D	medium · barre on fret 3
x 8 6 5 4 x	– 4 3 2 1 –	x B D F# A x	hard
x 6 6 5 6 x	– 2 3 1 4 –	x A D F# B x	medium
x 8 6 8 6 8	– 2 1 3 1 4	x B D A B F#	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 8 9 8	– 1 3 1 2 1	x B F# A D F#	medium · barre on fret 8
x x x 10 9 11	– – – 2 1 3	x x x B D A	medium
10 11 10 10 x 11	1 2 1 1 – 3	F# D F# B x A	easy · barre on fret 10
3 3 1 1 1 x	2 3 1 1 1 –	B F# A D F# x	medium · barre on fret 1
3 3 3 x 4 4	1 1 1 – 2 3	B F# B x A D	easy · barre on fret 3
x 8 6 8 4 x	– 3 2 4 1 –	x B D A A x	hard
6 6 x 5 6 x	2 3 – 1 4 –	D A x F# B x	hard
x 8 6 8 6 x	– 2 1 3 1 –	x B D A B x	medium · barre on fret 6
x 8 10 8 9 x	– 1 3 1 2 –	x B F# A D x	medium · barre on fret 8
x x 10 10 9 11	– – 2 3 1 4	x x F# B D A	medium
x 11 10 10 x 11	– 3 1 2 – 4	x D F# B x A	hard

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bm7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes B, D, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Drop G# 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

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	B
♭3	3	D
5	7	F#
♭7	10	A

More B chords

B Bm B7 B°B+B9 Bmaj7 B7♯5 B7♭5 B6 Bm6 Bm7♭5 B°7 Bsus2 Bsus4 Badd9 Bmaj9 Bm9 B5

Other roots

Cm7 C#m7 Dm7 D#m7 Em7 Fm7 F#m7 Gm7 G#m7 Am7 A#m7

See Bm7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Drop G# G#-D#-G#-C#-F-A#Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.