Bm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open C

in Open C (C-G-C-G-C-E) 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 2 2 2 2	– 2 1 1 1 1	x B D A D F#	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 7 6 5	– 1 – 4 3 2	x B x D F# A	hard
x x 6 7 9 7	– – 1 2 4 3	x x F# D A B	medium
11 7 9 7 9 7	4 1 2 1 3 1	B D A D A B	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 11 11 9 10	– – 3 4 1 2	x x B F# A D	medium
x 4 2 2 2 x	– 2 1 1 1 –	x B D A D x	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 6 7 x 5	– 1 3 4 – 2	x B F# D x A	hard
x x 9 7 6 7	– – 4 2 1 3	x x A D F# B	medium
11 7 9 7 11 7	3 1 2 1 4 1	B D A D B B	hard · barre on fret 7
11 x 9 11 9 10	3 – 1 4 1 2	B x A F# A D	hard · barre on fret 9
x 4 2 2 2 5	– 2 1 1 1 3	x B D A D A	medium · barre on fret 2
x 4 x 7 x 5	– 1 – 3 – 2	x B x D x A	hard
6 7 6 x 9 7	1 2 1 – 4 3	F# D F# x A B	hard · barre on fret 6
11 7 11 7 9 7	3 1 4 1 2 1	B D B D A B	hard · barre on fret 7
x x 11 x 9 10	– – 3 – 1 2	x x B x A D	hard
x 4 2 4 2 5	– 2 1 3 1 4	x B D B D A	medium · barre on fret 2

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 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 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 C C-G-C-G-C-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

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.