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) | ●Fret 7 with your index finger | B |
| 2 | A (5th string) | ●Fret 9 with your ring finger | D |
| 3 | D (4th string) | ●Fret 9 with your pinky finger | F# |
| 4 | G (3rd string) | ●Fret 7 with your index finger | B |
| 5 | B (2nd string) | ●Fret 7 with your index finger | D |
| 6 | High E (1st string) | ●Fret 7 with your index finger | F# |
○ = 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:
Songs Using Bm
These songs from our play-along library feature the Bm chord:
Your Idol
Saja Boys
Summer of '69
Bryan Adams
Here Comes the Sun
The Beatles
Great Expectation
SIENNA SPIRO
Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
Hotel California
Eagles
A Horse with No Name
America
Turn the Lights Off
Jon & KATO
Strangers
Kenya Grace
Pink Skies
Zach Bryan
Give Me One Reason
Tracy Chapman
Radhimaa
Sai Abhyankkar, Nargis Teji, Asma Teji & Vivek feat. Sai Smriti
More Than a Feeling
Boston
Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.
As It Was
Harry Styles
Barsaat
Banjaare, Roni
Creep
Radiohead
Photograph
Ed Sheeran
The A Team
Ed Sheeran
November Rain
Guns N' Roses
Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Undead Tombstone Remix)
Andrew Gold
Dance The Night
Dua Lipa
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
For A Reason
Karan Aujla & Ikky
Fat Lip
Sum 41
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
Disturbia
Rihanna
broken
lovelytheband
Train Wreck
James Arthur
You Shook Me All Night Long
AC/DC
Psycho Killer
Talking Heads
I Put A Spell On You
Nina Simone
Angel Of My Dreams
JADE
The Days (Notion Remix)
CHRYSTAL
What I Want
Morgan Wallen, Tate McRae
Galliyan
Ankit Tiwari
Francis Forever
Mitski
Stop Waiting
Cigarettes After Sex
Play On
Unknown
With or Without You
U2
Stuck in the Middle with You
Stealers Wheel
LIKE ME
Future feat. 42 Dugg & Lil Baby
Rebel Yell
Billy Idol
PUSH 2 START
Tyla
Dil Diyan Gallan
Atif Aslam
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
Billie Eilish
Naal Nachna
Shashwat Sachdev; Afsana Khan; IRSHAD KAMIL; Reble
Wicked Games
The Weeknd
Take On Me
a-ha
Best Day Of My Life (Acoustic)
American Authors
All I Want for Christmas Is You
Mariah Carey
Ik Vaari Aa
Arijit Singh
What You Saying
Lil Uzi Vert
Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
Baarishein
Anuv Jain
Easy Lover
Miley Cyrus
Tujhe Bhula Diya
Mohit Chauhan
Akele hain to kya gum hai
Alka Yagnik,Udit Narayan
Once More to See You
Mitski
Black Betty
Ram Jam
Could you Be Loved
Bob Marley
Madwoman
Laufey
Ordinary
Alex Warren
Teri Aankhon Mein
Darshan Raval
SWIM
BTS
Bulleya
Amit Mishra
Soch Na Sake
Arijit Singh
Back In Black
AC/DC
HOT TO GO!
Chappell Roan
Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin
Sonu Nigam
Kryptonite
3 Doors Down
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
Kun Faya Kun
A.R. Rahman
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ae Watan
Arijit Singh
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress)
The Hollies
I Won't Give Up
Jason Mraz
Stuck In The Middle
Tai Verdes
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Panic! At The Disco
Let Her Go
Passenger
My Immortal (Band Version)
Evanescence
Hey There Delilah
Plain White T's
Risk It All
Bruno Mars
Golden
HUNTR/X
Bubbly
Colbie Caillat
Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones
Tom Sawyer
Rush
Pour Some Sugar On Me
DEF LEPPARD
greedy
Tate McRae
Gerua
Arijit Singh
Panic in Detroit
David Bowie
Die With A Smile
Lady Gaga
Eyes Closed
Ed Sheeran
Dead Fresh
Lil Baby
Crash Into Me
Dave Matthews Band
Orbiter
Noah Kahan
The Final Countdown
Europe
The Offspring
YoSabina
REACT
Switch Disco
Girls, Girls, Girls
Mötley Crüe
Winning Speech
Karan Aujla, MXRCI
Dai Dai
Shakira & Burna Boy
LUNCH
Billie Eilish
Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
Unknown
Is This Love?
Bob Marley
Wants and Needs
Drake feat. Lil Baby
Not Like Us
Kendrick Lamar
Where Are You Now
Lost Frequencies
Bol Do Na Zara
Armaan Malik
Sports car
Tate McRae
New Religion
Bebe Rexha & Faithless
Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi
Please Please Please
Sabrina Carpenter
Bon Jovi
Unknown
DENIAL IS A RIVER
Doechii
I Bet on Losing Dogs
Mitski
Rock of Ages
Def Leppard
Demons
Imagine Dragons
Iktara
Kavita Seth
Smooth Criminal
Michael Jackson
Cherry Bomb
The Runaways
luther
Kendrick Lamar
Nain Matakka
Dhee, Diljit Dosanjh, Thaman S, Irshad Kamil
Kisses ft. bbyclose
BL3SS x CamrinWatsin
Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit
VibesOnly
I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore
Solo Sounds
Opalite
Taylor Swift
End of Beginning
Djo
Mere Rashke Qamar
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
CHANEL
Tyla
tv off
Kendrick Lamar
Tears in Heaven
Eric Clapton
Wrecking Ball
Mother Mother
Saiyaara Reprise - Female | Ahaan, Aneet | Tanishk, Faheem, Arslan | Shreya | Irshad
YRF
Gone Gone Gone
David Guetta, Teddy Swims, Tones and I
Banana Pancakes
Jack Johnson
Paradise City
Guns N' Roses
Muskurane
Arijit Singh
Enter Sandman
Metallica
Zara Zara
Bombay Jayashri
Timeless
The Weeknd & Playboi Carti
Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd
Mann Bharrya
B Praak
All I Did Was Dream Of You ft. The Marías
beabadoobee
White Keys
Dominic Fike
Agar Tum Saath Ho
Arijit Singh
Buffalo Soldier
Bob Marley
Ilahi
Mohit Chauhan
Internet Girl
KATSEYE
Santeria
Sublime
Tere Bina
A.R. Rahman
Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
Tu Jaane Na
Atif Aslam
More Than Words
Extreme
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
Tommy Richman
Good Luck, Babe!
Chappell Roan
What's Up
4 Non Blondes
good 4 u
Olivia Rodrigo
BbY WOW
KAROL G, Judeline, & rusowsky
Huntrix
Unknown
"Your Idol" | Official Song Clip | KPop Demon Hunters | Sony Animation
Sony Pictures Animation
Somedays
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D
I Thought I Saw Your Face Today
She & Him
SZA
BangersOnly
Midnight Sun
Zara Larsson
Disease
Lady Gaga
Favorite
Isabel LaRosa
Take A Slice
Glass Animals
Red Wine Supernova (Magician's Cut)
Chappell Roan
Living After Midnight
Judas Priest
SHE DID IT AGAIN ft. Zara Larsson
Tyla
Shakin'
Eddie Money
Qayde Se | Metro…In Dino | Anurag Basu
T-Series
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