IntermediateMinor

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.

Notes:BRoot (1)DMinor 3rd (b3)F#Perfect 5th (5)

Open Position

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Chord Diagrams

Position, Fret 2

Uses a barre chord technique

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Barre Shape, Fret 7

Uses a barre chord technique

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How to Play Bm

Follow these steps for the open position fingering:

Barre technique: Press your index finger flat across all strings at fret 2 to form the barre, then add the remaining fingers on top.
#StringInstructionNote
1Low E (6th string)✕Mute, do not play this string–
2A (5th string)●Fret 2 with your index fingerD
3D (4th string)●Fret 4 with your ring fingerF#
4G (3rd string)●Fret 4 with your pinky fingerB
5B (2nd string)●Fret 3 with your middle fingerD
6High E (1st string)●Fret 2 with your index fingerF#

○ = Open string (no fingers needed)

✕ = Muted string (don't play)

● = 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:

B
Root (1)
The root, gives the chord its name
D
Minor 3rd (b3)
The minor third, creates the darker sound
F#
Perfect 5th (5)
The fifth, adds power and stability

Songs Using Bm

These songs from our play-along library feature the Bm chord:

Your Idol

Saja Boys

intermediate

Summer of '69

Bryan Adams

intermediate

Here Comes the Sun

The Beatles

intermediate

Great Expectation

SIENNA SPIRO

intermediate

Hotel California

Eagles

intermediate

A Horse with No Name

America

beginner

Turn the Lights Off

Jon & KATO

intermediate

Strangers

Kenya Grace

beginner

Pink Skies

Zach Bryan

intermediate

Give Me One Reason

Tracy Chapman

intermediate

Radhimaa

Sai Abhyankkar, Nargis Teji, Asma Teji & Vivek feat. Sai Smriti

intermediate

More Than a Feeling

Boston

intermediate

Ghostbusters

Ray Parker Jr.

intermediate

As It Was

Harry Styles

beginner

Barsaat

Banjaare, Roni

beginner

Photograph

Ed Sheeran

intermediate

The A Team

Ed Sheeran

beginner

November Rain

Guns N' Roses

advanced

Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Undead Tombstone Remix)

Andrew Gold

intermediate

Dance The Night

Dua Lipa

intermediate

Thinking Out Loud

Ed Sheeran

beginner

For A Reason

Karan Aujla & Ikky

intermediate

Fat Lip

Sum 41

intermediate

I Will Survive

Gloria Gaynor

intermediate

Disturbia

Rihanna

intermediate

broken

lovelytheband

beginner

Train Wreck

James Arthur

intermediate

You Shook Me All Night Long

AC/DC

intermediate

Psycho Killer

Talking Heads

intermediate

I Put A Spell On You

Nina Simone

intermediate

Angel Of My Dreams

JADE

intermediate

The Days (Notion Remix)

CHRYSTAL

beginner

What I Want

Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae

beginner

Galliyan

Ankit Tiwari

intermediate

Francis Forever

Mitski

intermediate

Stop Waiting

Cigarettes After Sex

intermediate

Play On

Geoff Gibbons

beginner

With or Without You

U2

intermediate

Stuck in the Middle with You

Stealers Wheel

intermediate

LIKE ME

Future feat. 42 Dugg & Lil Baby

intermediate

Rebel Yell

Billy Idol

intermediate

PUSH 2 START

Tyla

beginner

Dil Diyan Gallan

Atif Aslam

intermediate

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Billie Eilish

beginner

Naal Nachna

Shashwat Sachdev; Afsana Khan; IRSHAD KAMIL; Reble

intermediate

Wicked Games

The Weeknd

advanced

Best Day Of My Life (Acoustic)

American Authors

beginner

Take On Me

a-ha

intermediate

All I Want for Christmas Is You

Mariah Carey

advanced

Ik Vaari Aa

Arijit Singh

advanced

What You Saying

Lil Uzi Vert

beginner

Radioactive

Imagine Dragons

beginner

Baarishein

Anuv Jain

beginner

Easy Lover

Miley Cyrus

beginner

Tujhe Bhula Diya

Mohit Chauhan

intermediate

Once More to See You

Mitski

intermediate

Black Betty

Ram Jam

advanced

Could you Be Loved

Bob Marley

intermediate

Madwoman

Laufey

advanced

Ordinary

Alex Warren

beginner

Teri Aankhon Mein

Darshan Raval

intermediate

SWIM

BTS

advanced

Bulleya

Amit Mishra

advanced

Soch Na Sake

Arijit Singh

intermediate

Back In Black

AC/DC

intermediate

HOT TO GO!

Chappell Roan

advanced

Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin

Sonu Nigam

intermediate

Kryptonite

3 Doors Down

intermediate

Kun Faya Kun

A.R. Rahman

intermediate

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

intermediate

Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)

The Hollies

intermediate

I Won't Give Up

Jason Mraz

intermediate

Let Her Go

Passenger

beginner

I Write Sins Not Tragedies

Panic! At The Disco

intermediate

My Immortal (Band Version)

Evanescence

intermediate

Hey There Delilah

Plain White T's

beginner

Risk It All

Bruno Mars

advanced

Golden

HUNTR/X

intermediate

Gimme Shelter

The Rolling Stones

intermediate

Bubbly

Colbie Caillat

intermediate

Tom Sawyer

Rush

intermediate

Pour Some Sugar On Me

DEF LEPPARD

intermediate

greedy

Tate McRae

beginner

Gerua

Arijit Singh

intermediate

Panic in Detroit

David Bowie

intermediate

Die With A Smile

Lady Gaga

intermediate

Eyes Closed

Ed Sheeran

beginner

Dead Fresh

Lil Baby

beginner

Crash Into Me

Dave Matthews Band

intermediate

Orbiter

Noah Kahan

intermediate

The Final Countdown

Europe

intermediate

The Offspring

YoSabina

intermediate

REACT

Switch Disco

beginner

Girls, Girls, Girls

Mötley Crüe

intermediate

Winning Speech

Karan Aujla, MXRCI

intermediate

Dai Dai

Shakira & Burna Boy

intermediate

LUNCH

Billie Eilish

intermediate

Iris

Goo Goo Dolls

beginner

Is This Love?

Bob Marley

intermediate

Wants and Needs

Drake feat. Lil Baby

intermediate

Not Like Us

Kendrick Lamar

intermediate

Where Are You Now

Lost Frequencies

advanced

Bol Do Na Zara

Armaan Malik

intermediate

Sports car

Tate McRae

advanced

New Religion

Bebe Rexha & Faithless

intermediate

Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi

advanced

Please Please Please

Sabrina Carpenter

advanced

It's My Life

Bon Jovi

intermediate

DENIAL IS A RIVER

Doechii

intermediate

Creep

Radiohead

intermediate

I Bet on Losing Dogs

Mitski

advanced

Rock of Ages

Def Leppard

intermediate

Demons

Imagine Dragons

advanced

Iktara

Kavita Seth

beginner

Smooth Criminal

Michael Jackson

advanced

Cherry Bomb

The Runaways

intermediate

Nothing Else Matters

Metallica

intermediate

Nain Matakka

Dhee, Diljit Dosanjh, Thaman S, Irshad Kamil

intermediate

Wonderful Tonight

Eric Clapton

beginner

Time After Time

Cyndi Lauper

advanced

Stuck In The Middle

Tai Verdes

beginner

luther

Kendrick Lamar

intermediate

Akele hain to kya gum hai

Alka Yagnik,Udit Narayan

intermediate

Ae Watan

Arijit Singh

intermediate

Kisses ft. bbyclose

BL3SS x CamrinWatsin

advanced

iloveitiloveitiloveit

Bella Kay

beginner

I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore

Solo Sounds

intermediate

Opalite

Taylor Swift

intermediate

Mere Rashke Qamar

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

beginner

End of Beginning

Djo

beginner

CHANEL

Tyla

intermediate

tv off

Kendrick Lamar

advanced

Tears in Heaven

Eric Clapton

advanced

Saiyaara Reprise (Female)

Shreya Ghoshal

beginner

Wrecking Ball

Mother Mother

intermediate

Gone Gone Gone

David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I

beginner

Paradise City

Guns N' Roses

intermediate

Banana Pancakes

Jack Johnson

beginner

Muskurane

Arijit Singh

intermediate

Enter Sandman

Metallica

intermediate

Zara Zara

Bombay Jayashri

intermediate

Timeless

The Weeknd & Playboi Carti

beginner

Comfortably Numb

Pink Floyd

intermediate

Mann Bharrya

B Praak

intermediate

All I Did Was Dream Of You ft. The Marías

beabadoobee

intermediate

White Keys

Dominic Fike

intermediate

Agar Tum Saath Ho

Arijit Singh

intermediate

Buffalo Soldier

Bob Marley

intermediate

Ilahi

Mohit Chauhan

intermediate

Internet Girl

KATSEYE

advanced

Santeria

Sublime

intermediate

Tere Bina

A.R. Rahman

intermediate

Bad Habits

Ed Sheeran

intermediate

Billie Jean

Michael Jackson

intermediate

Tu Jaane Na

Atif Aslam

intermediate

More Than Words

Extreme

intermediate

MILLION DOLLAR BABY

Tommy Richman

intermediate

Good Luck, Babe!

Chappell Roan

intermediate

What's Up

4 Non Blondes

beginner

good 4 u

Olivia Rodrigo

intermediate

BbY WOW

KAROL G, Judeline, & rusowsky

intermediate

Golden

HUNTR/X

beginner

Somedays

Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D

beginner

"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation

Sony Pictures Animation

intermediate

I Thought I Saw Your Face Today

She & Him

advanced

SZA

BangersOnly

intermediate

Midnight Sun

Zara Larsson

intermediate

Disease

Lady Gaga

intermediate

Favorite

Isabel LaRosa

intermediate

Take A Slice

Glass Animals

advanced

Red Wine Supernova (Magician's Cut)

Chappell Roan

beginner

Living After Midnight

Judas Priest

intermediate

SHE DID IT AGAIN ft. Zara Larsson

Tyla

intermediate

Shakin'

Eddie Money

beginner

Qayde Se | Metro…In Dino | Anurag Basu

T-Series

beginner

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