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Bm/C 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 C instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–3–3–6–6–6

How to play the Bm/C chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–3–3–6–6–6 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 3 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 3 · index finger
3rd string (G) Fret 6 · little finger
2nd string (B) Fret 6 · little finger
1st string (high E) Fret 6 · little finger

Notation for Bm/C chord

Other names: B minor, B min, B-

Music theory name: minor triad

Common name: B minor chord

Intervals and tones in Bm/C chord

Note Interval
B Root
C# Minor 3rd
F Perfect 5th

All Variations

Fret 3
X–3–3–6–6–6
Fret 6
8–8–8–6–6–6
Fret 8
8–8–8–10–11–9
Fret 9
X–X–10–10–11–9

More chords with B as the root

The same chord type in other keys