B minor 7th (Bm7)
BRoot
Dmin 3
F♯Perf 5
Amin 7
Smooth and mellow. Essential in jazz and funk. Often used as ii7 in ii-V-I progressions or as a tonic in minor keys.
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How to play it
Bm7
B minor 7th, Open
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- BRoot
- Dm3
- F♯P5
- Am7
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notesWhy a minor 7th chord sounds the way it does
B+3 fretsD+4 fretsF♯+3 fretsA
Stacked from 3 intervals. Compare with B7 →
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Where to go next
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How to play it
Bm7
B minor 7th, Open
- Bass
- B, the root
- Root
- B
- Strings
- A D G B e · open
- BRoot
- Dm3
- F♯P5
- Am7
Up the neck
6 voicings, same four notes04