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B flat minor seventh (Bbm7) chord on guitar

Notes
B♭D♭FA♭
Formula
1♭35♭7

How to play Bbm7 on guitar

  1. Shape 1 · fret 1 · barre

    Bbm7 chord on guitar, shape 1: barre at fret 1, notes Bb, Db, F, Ab

  2. Shape 2 · fret 6 · barre

    Bbm7 chord on guitar, shape 2: barre at fret 6, notes Bb, Db, F, Ab

  3. Shape 3 · fret 4 · barre

    Bbm7 chord on guitar, shape 3: barre at fret 6, notes Bb, Db, F, Ab

  4. Shape 4 · fret 8

    Bbm7 chord on guitar, shape 4: from fret 8, notes Bb, Db, F, Ab

Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. x = do not play the string, o = open string. The coloured dot is the root (B flat). The same shapes work on acoustic, classical and electric guitar.

Bbm7 inversions on guitar

The same Bbm7 with another chord note in the bass (the lowest note that sounds). The notes stay the same, but the colour changes, and the bass line can move by step from one chord to the next. In a chord symbol, the bass comes after the slash.

  1. 3rd (D♭) in the bass1st inversion · Bbm7/Db

    B flat minor seventh, Bbm7/Db, x46666B♭m7/D♭4133D♭A♭D♭FB♭metronotuner.com

  2. 3rd (D♭) in the bass1st inversion · Bbm7/Db

    B flat minor seventh, Bbm7/Db, 986666B♭m7/D♭64311D♭FA♭D♭FB♭metronotuner.com

  3. 5th (F) in the bass2nd inversion · Bbm7/F

    B flat minor seventh, Bbm7/F, 113121B♭m7/F1132FB♭FA♭D♭Fmetronotuner.com

  4. 5th (F) in the bass2nd inversion · Bbm7/F

    B flat minor seventh, Bbm7/F, x86666B♭m7/F6311FA♭D♭FB♭metronotuner.com

  5. 7th (A♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Bbm7/Ab

    B flat minor seventh, Bbm7/Ab, 413121B♭m7/A♭4132A♭B♭FA♭D♭Fmetronotuner.com

  6. 7th (A♭) in the bass3rd inversion · Bbm7/Ab

    B flat minor seventh, Bbm7/Ab, 446666B♭m7/A♭41233A♭D♭A♭D♭FB♭metronotuner.com

Jazz voicings

About the minor seventh chord

A minor chord with a seventh: less dramatic than a plain minor, and softer. It is the ii of the ii–V–I progression (Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7), found in jazz, bossa, soul and funk; in pop it often replaces the simple minor chord without anyone noticing.

Notes and intervals of Bbm7

Bbm7 (B flat minor seventh) is built from 4 notes. Each one fills a degree of the chord:

  • B♭ · 1 · root
  • D♭ · ♭3 · minor third
  • F · 5 · perfect fifth
  • A♭ · ♭7 · minor seventh

Other B flat chords

Minor seventh: other roots

Chords that go with Bbm7

As the ii of a ii–V–I, Bbm7 leads up a fourth to the dominant and lands on the major seventh chord:

Arpeggio

Frequently asked questions

How do you play the Bbm7 chord on guitar?

Bbm7 (B flat minor seventh) has 4 fingerings on this page, from easiest to hardest. Each diagram shows the fingers, the open strings (o) and the strings you do not play (x), and you can hear every shape.

What notes are in Bbm7?

The notes of Bbm7 are B♭, D♭, F, A♭. The formula is 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7: root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh.

What does Bbm7 mean?

Bbm7 is the chord symbol for B flat minor seventh. A minor chord with a seventh: less dramatic than a plain minor, and softer. It is the ii of the ii–V–I progression (Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7), found in jazz, bossa, soul and funk; in pop it often replaces the simple minor chord without anyone noticing.

Can I play Bbm7 on other instruments?

Yes. Bbm7 also has a page on ukulele, on cavaquinho, with the fingerings for each instrument.

Bbm7 on other instruments

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