What notes are in the Bbm7 chord?

Bbm7 contains Bb, Db, F, Ab. Its formula is 1-b3-5-b7.

What is the easiest way to play Bbm7?

Try x x x 3 2 4 (Easy 3-string version). It uses 3 fretted notes and no barre.

Bbm7 belongs to Db major (as the vi7 chord), F# major (as the iii7 chord, written A#m7), Ab major (as the ii7 chord).

Is Bbm7 the same as A#m7?

Yes. Bb and A# are the same pitch on the guitar, so Bbm7 and A#m7 use the same shapes. The name depends on the key: flat keys use flats and sharp keys use sharps.

Why does my Bbm7 chord buzz?

Press each string just behind the fret wire, keep your fingertips upright so they don't touch the next string, and keep your thumb behind the neck. On a barre, roll the index finger slightly onto its bony edge.

Can I use a capo for Bbm7?

Yes. A capo lets you play Bbm7 with an easier open shape: use the chord transposer to find which shape to play for a given capo fret.

Is Bbm7 the same as Bbm?

No. Bbm7 adds Ab (the minor 7th) to the three notes of Bbm.

Bbm7 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play It (Charts)

Bbm7 Chord on Guitar: 3 Easy Ways to Play B Flat Minor Seventh (Charts)

Bbm7 chord charts with finger numbers, an easier version, the notes and intervals, and the keys and progressions that use it. Also searched as bbm7 chord, bbm7 guitar chord and how to play Bbm7.

By David Sandy, guitar player and founder of Sandy Music Lab. Every chord shape on this page is checked note by note against the chord's formula.

Barre (1st fret, A-string root)
x 1 3 1 2 1

Easy 3-string version
x x x 3 2 4

Movable shape (6th fret)
6 8 6 6 6 6

Numbers are fingers (1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky, T thumb). × = don't play that string, ○ = play it open. A long bar is a barre: one finger flat across those strings. Strings run low E (left) to high e (right).

Chord chart by Sandy Music Lab

Quick answer: To play Bbm7 (B flat minor seventh) on guitar, play x 1 3 1 2 1 from the low E string to the high e string (the barre (1st fret, A-string root) shape). The chord contains Bb, Db, F, Ab. If that is hard, use the easier shape x x x 3 2 4, which needs 3 fretted notes.

Bbm7 chord facts

Chord	Bbm7 (B flat minor seventh)
Other names	Bbmin7, Bb-7, A#m7 (enharmonic spelling, same notes and shapes)
Notes	Bb, Db, F, Ab
Intervals	Bb (root), Db (minor 3rd), F (perfect 5th), Ab (minor 7th)
Formula	1-b3-5-b7
Difficulty	Beginner (easy version) to intermediate (full shape)
Shapes on this page	3

How do you play Bbm7 on guitar?

The main shape is x 1 3 1 2 1 (Barre (1st fret, A-string root)). Finger by finger:

Lay your index finger flat across the A to high e strings at fret 1. This is the barre.
Put your middle finger (2) on the B string at fret 2 (Db, the minor 3rd).
Put your ring finger (3) on the D s