B Minor 7th
Bm7
Notes
B · D · F♯ · A
Intervals
- RootB (1P)
- Minor 3rdD (3m)
- Perfect 5thF♯ (5P)
- Minor 7thA (7m)
Fretboard
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Voicings & shapes
Drop-2 voicings (12)
Drop-3 voicings (8)
Shell voicings (2)
About
The B minor 7th (B–D–F♯–A) combines a minor triad with a minor seventh. The A softens the minor triad, giving m7 a more open, fluid sound than a plain minor chord. The D and A are the two essential tones — together they define both the minor quality and the seventh extension; the 5th can be dropped. In jazz, m7 is the standard ii in major ii–V–I progressions (Bm7 → E7 → AMaj7) and a common tonic color in modal contexts. In funk and soul, it provides warmth without the tension of a dominant chord. Compared to Bm, m7 is less tense and more harmonically relaxed; compared to Bm9, less ornamental.
Chord diagrams
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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 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♭ 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)
- 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.