Bm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – New Standard (NST)

in New Standard (NST) (C-G-D-A-E-G) tuning · Also known as Crafty, Fripp tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm7

Minor 7

Notes:B · D · F# · A

mediumbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 4 0 2 2 2	– 2 – 1 1 1	x B D B F# A	medium · barre on fret 2
2 2 4 2 2 2	1 1 2 1 1 1	D A F# B F# A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 4 5 5 4	– 1 1 2 3 1	x B F# D A B	easy · barre on fret 4
x x 9 9 5 7	– – 3 4 1 2	x x B F# A D	hard
6 7 0 0 7 7	1 2 – – 3 4	F# D D A B D	medium
11 7 7 9 7 7	3 1 1 2 1 1	B D A F# B D	hard · barre on fret 7
11 11 9 0 10 x	3 4 1 – 2 –	B F# B A D x	medium
11 11 0 0 10 11	2 3 – – 1 4	B F# D A D F#	medium
11 11 12 12 x x	1 2 3 4 – –	B F# D A x x	medium
x 4 0 0 2 2	– 3 – – 1 2	x B D A F# A	medium
2 2 4 2 2 4	1 1 2 1 1 3	D A F# B F# B	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 0 0 5 4	– 1 – – 3 2	x B D A A B	easy
x x 9 5 5 7	– – 4 1 2 3	x x B D A D	hard
6 7 7 0 7 x	1 2 3 – 4 –	F# D A A B x	medium
11 7 7 9 7 11	3 1 1 2 1 4	B D A F# B F#	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 9 12 10 11	– – 1 4 2 3	x x B A D F#	medium

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 – New Standard (NST) 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 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 New Standard (NST) C-G-D-A-E-G

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.