Bm Chord
The Bm is a minor chord that sounds darker, more melancholic, and expressive. Minor chords add emotional depth and drama. The lowered third gives them their characteristic bittersweet quality, making them essential for blues, rock, and emotional ballads.
Open Position
Chord Diagrams
Position, Fret 7
Uses a barre chord technique
Barre Shape, Fret 2
Uses a barre chord technique
How to Play Bm
Follow these steps for the open position fingering:
| # | String | Instruction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low E (6th string) | βFret 7 with your index finger | B |
| 2 | A (5th string) | βFret 9 with your ring finger | D |
| 3 | D (4th string) | βFret 9 with your pinky finger | F# |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | βFret 7 with your index finger | B |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | βFret 7 with your index finger | D |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | βFret 7 with your index finger | F# |
β = Open string (no fingers needed)
β = Muted string (don't play)
β = Press your finger down firmly just behind the fret
Notes in Bm
The Bm chord is built from 3 distinct notes, each serving a harmonic role:
Songs Using Bm
These songs from our play-along library feature the Bm chord:
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
AC/DC - Back In Black
acdc
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Stephen McElvain
Tujhe Bhula Diya
Mohit Chauhan
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (Lyric Video)
Sabrina Carpenter
beabadoobee - All I Did Was Dream Of You ft. The MarΓas
beabadoobee
Huntrix
Unknown
Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun
Unknown
Bubbly
Colbie Caillat
With or Without You
U2
Hotel California
Eagles
Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars - Die With A Smile
Unknown
Muskurane
Arijit Singh
Strangers
Kenya Grace
The A Team
Ed Sheeran
A Horse with No Name
America
Morgan Wallen - What I Want (feat. Tate McRae) (Lyric Video)
Morgan Wallen
Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
Unknown
My Universe
Coldplay
Zach Bryan - Pink Skies
Zach Bryan
Eddie Money - Shakin'
EddieMoney
Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!
Unknown
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Wagon Wheel
Darius Rucker
Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit
VibesOnly
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
Dominic Fike - White Keys
Ethereal Music
Kendrick Lamar - Not Like Us
KendrickLamar
4 Non Blondes - What's Up
4NonBlondes
Anti-Hero
Taylor Swift
I will survive - Gloria Gaynor
70sand80s4u
Goo Goo Dolls
Unknown
Hey There Delilah
Plain White T's
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Mitski
Unholy
Sam Smith
Chappell Roan - Red Wine Supernova (Magician's Cut)
ChappellRoan
Tyla - SHE DID IT AGAIN ft. Zara Larsson
Tyla
Don Toliver - Lose My Mind (feat. Doja Cat)
Don Toliver
Mitski - I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
As It Was
Harry Styles
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Glass Animals - Take A Slice (Fan Lyric Video)
GlassAnimals
Welcome to the Black Parade
My Chemical Romance
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
BonJovi
Stuck In The Middle
Tai Verdes
Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin
Yellow
Coldplay
Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please
Lost Panda
Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977)
Eagles
Counting Stars
OneRepublic
AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long
acdc
Could you Be Loved
Bob Marley
Kun Faya Kun
A.R. Rahman
Saiyaara Reprise - Female | Ahaan, Aneet | Tanishk, Faheem, Arslan | Shreya | Irshad
YRF
Dua Lipa - Dance The Night
7clouds
Iktara
Kavita Seth
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Boston
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore
Solo Sounds
Let Her Go
Passenger
Best Day Of My Life (Acoustic)
American Authors
Ae Watan
Arijit Singh
James Arthur - Train Wreck
Lazy Fox
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Billie Eilish - THE GREATEST (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Bol Do Na Zara
Armaan Malik
CHRYSTAL - The Days (Notion Remix)
CHRYSTAL
The MarΓas - No One Noticed (Visualizer)
The MarΓas
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
ChappellRoan
Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae - What I Want
MorganWallen
Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER (BILLIE BY FINNEAS)
Unknown
Mitski - Francis Forever
Mitski
Soch Na Sake
Arijit Singh
Tere Bina Full Video - A. R. Rahman | Guru | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan
Sony Music India
SZA
BangersOnly
Teri Deewani
Kailash Kher
Play On
Unknown
Zara Zara
Bombay Jayashri
Laufey - Madwoman
Laufey
Lady Gaga - Disease
LadyGaga
Mishri
Anuv Jain
Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion
Bebe Rexha
Tommy Richman - MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Europe - The Final Countdown
Europe
Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar
Dil Diyan Gallan
Atif Aslam
Lizzy McAlpine - Staying
LizzyMcAlpine
Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER
BillieEilish
a-ha - Take On Me
a-ha
The Weeknd, Playboi Carti - Timeless
Unknown
Billie Eilish - LUNCH
Unknown
REACT
Switch Disco
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam
greedy
Tate McRae
Hey Joe
Jimi Hendrix
Alex Warren - Ordinary
7clouds
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Unknown
Eyes Closed
Ed Sheeran
Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (With Lyrics + HQ Sound)
TheJukeboxRock
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I - Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta
Baarishein
Anuv Jain
Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
ImagineDragons
Miley Cyrus - Easy Lover
MileyCyrus
Stick Season
Noah Kahan
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
Myles Smith - Stargazing (Lyric Video)
Unknown
"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Guns N' Roses - November Rain
GunsNRoses
Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
Tyla - CHANEL
Unknown
Noah Kahan - Stick Season (Lyric Video)
NoahKahan
BTS (λ°©νμλ λ¨) βSWIMβ Official MV
Unknown
Mann Bharrya
B Praak
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
Mere Rashke Qamar
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Golden
HUNTR/X
Djo - End Of Beginning
Unknown
Hawayein
Arijit Singh
Gerua
Arijit Singh
Imagine Dragons - Demons
ImagineDragons
Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
Sonu Nigam
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
3DoorsDown
HOT TO GO!
Chappell Roan
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
ABKCO
broken
lovelytheband
Die With A Smile
Lady Gaga
Is This Love? - Bob Marley
Bob Marley
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