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Bm/Bb 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. This is a slash chord — the bass note is Bb instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–1–0–4–0–2

How to play the Bm/Bb chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–0–4–0–2 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) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Open
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · pinky
2nd string (B) Open
1st string (high E) Fret 2 · middle finger

Other names for the Bm/Bb chord

Other names: B minor, Bmin, B-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: B minor chord

Notes and intervals in the Bm/Bb chord

Note Interval
B Root
D Minor 3rd
F# Perfect 5th
Bb Bass note

All variations

Open
X–1–0–4–0–2
Fret 4
6–5–4–4–7–7
Fret 4
6–5–4–7–7–7
Fret 7
X–X–8–7–7–7

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys