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B♭ minor 7th chord

Symbol: B♭m7 · Notes: B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭

A minor chord with a minor seventh: mellower than a plain minor chord, heard all over jazz, soul and pop. It is the ii of the famous ii – V – I progression.

How it is built

• B♭: root
• D♭: minor third
• F: perfect fifth
• A♭: minor seventh

Fingering: right hand 1 2 3 5, left hand 5 3 2 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭
• 1st inversion: D♭ – F – A♭ – B♭
• 2nd inversion: F – A♭ – B♭ – D♭
• 3rd inversion: A♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F

In which keys

• VI in D♭ major
• III in F♯ major
• II in A♭ major
• V (dominant) in E♭ minor
• IV (subdominant) in F minor
• I (tonic) in B♭ minor

Other B♭ chords

B♭ · B♭m · B♭7 · B♭maj7 · B♭sus2 · B♭sus4 · A♯dim · B♭+ · B♭6 · B♭m6 · B♭add9 · A♯dim7 · A♯m7♭5

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