Bm7 chord on Irish Bouzouki – GDAE
in GDAE tuning · Also known as Octave mandolin tuning
Bm7
Minor 7
Notes:B · D · F# · A
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Fingerings (16)
Bm7 shapes as text
| Shape | Frets | Fingers | Notes | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 0 0 2 | 2 – – 1 | B D A F# | medium | |
| 4 4 5 5 | 1 2 3 4 | B F# D A | medium | |
| x 9 5 5 | – 3 1 2 | x B D A | hard | |
| 7 7 0 7 | 1 2 – 3 | D A A B | easy | |
| x 9 12 10 | – 1 3 2 | x B A D | medium | |
| 4 0 2 5 | 2 – 1 3 | B D B A | medium | |
| 4 0 0 x | 1 – – – | B D A x | easy | |
| 7 7 5 7 | 2 3 1 4 | D A D B | medium | |
| 7 7 9 7 | 1 1 2 1 | D A F# B | medium · barre on fret 7 | |
| 11 9 0 10 | 3 1 – 2 | F# B A D | medium | |
| 2 0 2 2 | 1 – 2 3 | A D B F# | easy | |
| 4 0 0 5 | 1 – – 2 | B D A A | easy | |
| x 7 5 7 | – 2 1 3 | x A D B | medium | |
| 7 0 0 7 | 1 – – 2 | D D A B | easy | |
| x 9 0 10 | – 1 – 2 | x B A D | easy | |
| 2 0 2 x | 1 – 2 – | A D B x | easy |
The Bm7 chord (Minor 7) is built from the notes B, D, F#, A. Below are playable fingerings for Irish Bouzouki – GDAE 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
Other roots
See Bm7 in another tuning
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.