B Minor
Bm
Notes
B · D · F♯
Intervals
- RootB (1P)
- Minor 3rdD (3m)
- Perfect 5thF♯ (5P)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
CAGED shapes (3)
Triad inversions (9)
Spread / open triads (8)
About
The B minor triad (B–D–F♯) lowers the third by a half step, introducing a darker, more inward quality. It functions as the tonic of B minor or as ii in A major. The D is the defining tone — it is what separates minor from major and from any sus chord that omits the third entirely. On guitar, the fifth can be omitted or doubled freely; root and ♭3 together are sufficient to establish the minor sound. Minor chords commonly precede dominants (Bm7→E7→AMaj7 as ii–V–I) or move within minor diatonic harmony. Compared to Bdim, minor is stable due to its perfect fifth; compared to B, it carries a more subdued, reflective quality.
Chord diagrams
B Minor voicing charts — tap a sheet to open it full size to save or print.
Similar chords
Chords sharing two or more notes with this one, ranked by overlap.
Scales containing this chord
- B Blues (deg 1)
- B Dorian (I)
- B Harmonic Minor (I)
- B Melodic Minor (I)
- B Minor Pentatonic (deg 1)
- B Natural Minor (I)
- B Phrygian (I)
- A Diminished (deg 2)
- A Dorian (II)
- A Major (II)
- A Melodic Minor (II)
- A Mixolydian (II)
- A♭ Blues (deg 2)
- A♭ Locrian (III)
- C Diminished (deg 8)
- C Lydian (VII)
- D Lydian (VI)
- D Major (VI)
- D Major Pentatonic (deg 5)
- D Mixolydian (VI)
- D♭ Locrian (VII)
- D♭ Phrygian (VII)
- E Dorian (V)
- E Mixolydian (V)
- E Natural Minor (V)
- E♭ Diminished (deg 6)
- E♭ Harmonic Minor (VI)
- F♯ Diminished (deg 4)
- F♯ Harmonic Minor (IV)
- F♯ Locrian (IV)
- F♯ Natural Minor (IV)
- F♯ Phrygian (IV)
- G Lydian (III)
- G Major (III)
Scales whose notes include every chord tone. The Roman numeral (or scale degree) marks the chord root’s position in the scale.