Bm
Bm
B Minor
Beginner
Minor
Triad
Basic minor chord - sad, melancholic sound
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
B
RootD
Minor 3rdF#
Perfect 5thInterval Details
B
Root
D
Minor 3rd
F#
Perfect 5th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P
Sound Character
Timbre
Dark, melancholic
Emotion
Sad, deep, mysterious
Suitable Genres
Ballad, R&B, Film music, Jazz
Inversions
An inversion is a rearrangement of the notes in a chord, with a different note as the bass (lowest note).
Root Position
B - D - F#
Bass: BInversion 1
D - F# - B
Bass: DInversion 2
F# - B - D
Bass: F#Compatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Bm chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Bm
Bm/ma7
Bm7
Bm6
BmMaj7b6
Bmadd4
Bm7add11
Simplified
B5
Alternate Symbols
Bm
Bmin
B-
Tags
triad
minor
basic
Piano
Voicing 1 / 5
Guitar
Position 1 / 4
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4