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B minor 7th chord

Symbol: Bm7 · 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 G major
• II in A major
• V (dominant) in E minor
• IV (subdominant) in F♯ minor
• I (tonic) in B minor

Other B chords

B · Bm · B7 · Bmaj7 · Bsus2 · Bsus4 · Bdim · B+ · B6 · Bm6 · Badd9 · Bdim7 · Bm7♭5

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