Bm7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Open G

in Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) tuning · Also known as Spanish, Taro Patch, Slack Key G

Root

Type

Tuning

Bm7

Minor 7

Notes:B · D · F# · A

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm7 shapes as text

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

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 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 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.