B Minor Guitar Chord

A chord with a sad, melancholic character. Differs from major by its lowered third. Used across all genres for emotional expression — from ballads through rock to jazz.

Guitar

Strings X–1–3–3–2–1

How to play the B Minor chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–3–3–2–1 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Do not play

5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger

4th string (D) Fret 3 · ring finger

3rd string (G) Fret 3 · little finger

2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger

1st string (high E) Fret 1 · index finger