Bm7
Bm7
B M7
Intermediate
Minor
Seventh
Minor 7th chord - common in jazz and R&B
Chord Structure
Notes in Chord
B
RootD
Minor 3rdF#
Perfect 5thA
Minor 7thInterval Details
B
Root
D
Minor 3rd
F#
Perfect 5th
A
Minor 7th
Interval Formula
1P - 3m - 5P - 7m
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# - A
Bass: BInversion 1
D - F# - A - B
Bass: DInversion 2
F# - A - B - D
Bass: F#Inversion 3
A - B - D - F#
Bass: ACompatible Scales
These scales can be used when improvising or soloing over the Bm7 chord.
Related Chords
Extended from Bm7
Bm7add11
B7#9
B13#9
B7#9b13
B7#9#11
B13#9#11
Simplified
B5
Bm
Alternate Symbols
Bm7
Bmin7
Bmi7
B-7
Tags
seventh
minor
Piano
Voicing 1 / 3
Guitar
Position 1 / 5
Ukulele
Position 1 / 4