Bm chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Minor

Notes:B · D · F#

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Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Bm shapes as text

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

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 – Orkney 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 G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Orkney C-G-D-G-C-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.