B♭m7
Minor 7 · B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭
- B♭R
- D♭m3
- F5
- A♭♭7
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Guitar voicings
Piano
- Root
- Third / sus
- Fifth
- Sixth / seventh
- Extension
About the B♭m7 chord
The B♭m7 chord (minor 7) is made up of 4 notes — B♭ is the root, D♭ the minor third, F the perfect fifth and A♭ the minor seventh. A minor triad gains a minor seventh on top, which rounds off the plain minor chord's edges.
On guitar, B♭m7 chords are usually played as a barre — x13121, with your first finger laid flat across the 1st fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.
Minor seventh chords are smooth and warm, a staple of soul, R&B and jazz comping.
Common questions
- What notes are in the B♭m7 chord?
- The B♭m7 chord contains the notes B♭, D♭, F and A♭.
- How do you play B♭m7 on guitar?
- A common shape is x13121. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.
- What intervals make up the B♭m7 chord?
- The B♭m7 chord is built from the root (B♭), a minor third (D♭), a perfect fifth (F) and a minor seventh (A♭).
- Is B♭m7 the same as A♯m7?
- Yes — B♭ and A♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so B♭m7 and A♯m7 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it B♭m7.
More than a chord chart
The chart above is just the start. Open B♭m7 in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.