How to Play Bm7 on Piano

The B Minor 7th chord sounds mellow and unhurried. It stacks 4 notes: B – D – F# – A.

A minor triad plus a flattened seventh. It carries far less tension than a dominant seventh, which is why it can sit still for bars at a time.

Notes in Bm7

NoteIntervalFinger
BB4Root1
DD5Minor 3rd2
F#F#5Perfect 5th3
AA5Minor 7th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on B. Use finger 2 on D, finger 3 on F#, and finger 5 on A.

Where it sits

One note of this chord (F#) is on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 4 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Minor 7th Chords

Cm7
C – Eb – G – Bb
C#m7
C# – E – G# – B
Dm7
D – F – A – C
Ebm7
Eb – Gb – Bb – Db
Em7
E – G – B – D
Fm7
F – Ab – C – Eb
F#m7
F# – A – C# – E
Gm7
G – Bb – D – F
G#m7
G# – B – D# – F#
Am7
A – C – E – G
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab

Other B Chords

B6
B – D# – F# – G#
B7
B – D# – F# – A
B9
B – D# – F# – A – C#
B
B – D# – F#
Bm
B – D – F#
Bmaj7
B – D# – F# – A#
Bdim
B – D – F
Baug
B – D# – F##
Bsus2
B – C# – F#
Bsus4
B – E – F#
Bdim7
B – D – F – Ab
Bm6
B – D – F# – G#
Badd9
B – D# – F# – C#