Bm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open A 2

in Open A 2 (E-A-E-A-C#-E) tuning · Also known as Slide A

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm7

Minor 7

Notes:B · D · F# · A

medium

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
x 2 2 0 1 2	– 2 3 – 1 4	x B F# A D F#	medium
x 2 5 5 5 2	– 1 2 3 4 1	x B A D F# F#	medium · barre on fret 2
7 5 5 5 5 5	2 1 1 1 1 1	B D A D F# A	medium · barre on fret 5
7 9 7 0 8 10	1 3 1 – 2 4	B F# B A A D	medium · barre on fret 7
x 0 10 9 10 10	– – 2 1 3 4	x A D F# B D	medium
10 0 10 0 10 10	1 – 2 – 3 4	D A D A B D	medium
x 2 2 0 1 x	– 2 3 – 1 –	x B F# A D x	easy
x 2 5 5 5 x	– 1 2 3 4 –	x B A D F# x	medium
7 5 5 5 5 7	2 1 1 1 1 3	B D A D F# B	medium · barre on fret 5
7 9 7 0 10 10	1 2 1 – 3 4	B F# B A B D	medium · barre on fret 7
x 9 10 0 10 10	– 1 2 – 3 4	x F# D A B D	medium
10 12 10 12 10 10	1 2 1 3 1 1	D A D A B D	medium · barre on fret 10
x 2 x 0 1 2	– 2 – – 1 3	x B x A D F#	easy
x 2 5 5 x x	– 1 2 3 – –	x B A D x x	medium
7 5 7 5 5 5	2 1 3 1 1 1	B D B D F# A	medium · barre on fret 5
7 9 10 0 8 x	1 3 4 – 2 –	B F# D A A x	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 – Open A 2 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 Open A 2 E-A-E-A-C#-E 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.