This chord has 4 voicings across the fretboard. Use the arrows to see each shape and fingering — and tap any dot on the diagram to hear that note.
B Minor Guitar Chord
A rich barre chord with a melancholic edge. B Minor is key to playing in the popular keys of D major and B minor.
Also known as
- Bm
- B-
- B m
- Bmin
- B min
- Bminor
- B minor
How to Play This Chord
Position your fingers on the fretboard as shown in the diagram. The vertical lines represent the strings, from low E (left) to high E (right), and the horizontal lines are the frets. Numbers inside the dots indicate which finger to use: 1 (index), 2 (middle), 3 (ring), 4 (pinky). An X means don't play that string; an O means play it open. A bar spanning multiple strings means one finger presses across all of them at once — this is known as a barre chord.
Tips & Tricks
Open Bm has a partial voicing that avoids the full barre — fret the A string at the 2nd fret, the D and G strings at the 4th fret, and the B string at the 3rd fret, skipping the low E. This four-string voicing is far easier than the full barre at the 2nd fret and works in most contexts.