Minor familyvi7 in D major
B minor seventh chord
Bm7B minor seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- ♭3
- 5
- ♭7
Guitar standard tuning
Open chord
Uses open strings, no barre.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B1
- ♭2
- 2
- D♭3
- 3
- 4
- ♭5
- F♯5
- ♯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?
Bm7 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
- Bmin7 · B-7
- Found in
- vi7 in D major · ii7 in A major · iii7 in G major · i7 in B minor
Scales that contain Bm7
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