Bm chord on 6-String Guitar – Open F

in Open F (C-F-C-F-A-F) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:B · D · F#

mediumbarre on fret 1

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm shapes as text

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

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Bm chord (Minor) is built from the notes B, D, F#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Open F 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

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

Other roots

Cm C#m Dm D#m Em Fm F#m Gm G#m Am A#m

See Bm 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 F C-F-C-F-A-F Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D

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.