B minor 7 (Bm7)

A minor chord with an added minor seventh. Softer than a plain minor chord, and common in soul, funk and jazz.

It’s played in open position, near the nut, and as a barre chord higher up the neck. It’s the home chord of the key of B minor; in major keys, you’ll find it in D major, A major and G major.

Notes:: B, D, F♯, A.
Formula:: 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7.
Difficulty:: Beginner.
Strings played:: 5 (from the A string).

Chord diagram

e|--2--|
B|--0--|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
A|--2--|
E|--x--|

Other positions

e|--2--|
B|--3--|
G|--2--|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|--x--|

e|--7--|
B|--7--|
G|--7--|
D|--7--|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|

Often played with

The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around B minor 7.

e|--0--|
B|--0--|
G|--1--|
D|--0--|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|

E7V of the key

e|--0--|
B|--2--|
G|--1--|
D|--2--|
A|--0--|
E|--x--|

A major 7I of the key

e|--2--|
B|--2--|
G|--2--|
D|--2--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|

F♯ minor 7v