Minor familyvi7 in D♭ major
B♭ minor seventh chord
B♭m7B♭ minor seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
- ♭7
Guitar standard tuning
Barre · fret 1
Lay your index flat across strings 5 to 1 at fret 1.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B♭1
- ♭2
- 2
- D♭♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- F5
- ♯5
- 6
- A♭♭7
- 7
- B♭ Root
- D♭ Minor 3rd
- F Perfect 5th
- A♭ Minor 7th
About this chord
What is a B♭ minor seventh chord?
B♭m7 is built from 4 notes: B♭ (the root), D♭ (the ♭3), F (the 5), A♭ (the ♭7). Mellow and smooth, the ii chord of countless jazz and soul tunes.
- Notes
- B♭ · D♭ · F · A♭
- Formula
- 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
- Also written
- B♭min7 · B♭-7
- Found in
- vi7 in D♭ major · ii7 in A♭ major · iii7 in G♭ major · i7 in B♭ minor
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