Bm7 ukulele chord
Mellow and smooth. Softer than a plain minor chord, and the backbone of soul, funk, and jazz comping.
B minor 7th · standard GCEA tuning · 3 shapes
How to Play Bm7 on Ukulele
The easiest shape is 2222: G string 2nd fret · C string 2nd fret · E string 2nd fret · A string 2nd fret.
Barre at fret 2
2 2 2 2
Up the neck, fret 6
7 6 7 0
Up the neck, fret 10
11 11 10 0
Strings left to right are G, C, E and A, as the ukulele faces you. Numbers are frets; 0 means play the string open. Every shape is worked out from the notes the chord must contain and checked against them before it is published.
Notes in Bm7
A ukulele has four strings, so a 4-note chord uses every string for a different note — there is nothing left to double. Because the G string is tuned high (reentrant tuning), the lowest note you hear is usually on the C or E string, not the G.
Songs and Keys That Use Bm7
Bm7 belongs to 3 major keys: D major (as the vi chord), G major (as the iii chord) and A major (as the ii chord).
- vi – IV – I – V — the pop-punk staple
- I – V – vi – IV — the most common progression in pop
- I – iii – IV – V — a bright, lifting movement
Bm7 on Other Instruments
- Guitar: see the Bm7 guitar chord — six strings, so the shapes are different, but the notes are the same.
- Baritone ukulele (DGBE): 0202. A baritone is tuned like the top four strings of a guitar, so guitar shapes carry over and standard-ukulele shapes do not. Tune one with the baritone ukulele tuner.
- Same notes: Bm7 contains exactly the notes of D6, so one shape plays both.
Related Ukulele Chords
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A right shape on an out-of-tune ukulele still sounds wrong. Check G, C, E and A in a few seconds.
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