B minor chord
Bm
- BR
- D♭3
- F♯5
Barre · Am shape · 2nd fret
What each note does
- B is the root. It names the chord and is the note your ear hears as home.
- D is the minor third, a half step below the major third (D♯). That one note is the whole difference between sad and happy.
- F♯ is the fifth. It adds weight without changing the character, so it is the first note to drop when a voicing gets crowded.
More voicings
Barre · Em shape · 7th fret
Triad · top 3 strings · 7th fret
Triad · middle strings · 3rd fret
Progressions that use Bm
- Open in builder →
I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V · G major · Canon
GDEmBmCGCD
- Open in builder →
I–V–vi–IV · D major · Pop
DABmG
- Open in builder →
I–vi–IV–V · D major · 50s
DBmGA