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B minor guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 75 playable shapes
About the chord
B minor guitar chord
The B minor minor chord, composed of the root (B minor), minor third D, and perfect fifth F♯, evokes a melancholic or introspective emotion. The lowered third D gives it a somber, contemplative quality, contrasting with the major chord’s brightness, and is often used to express depth and emotional complexity.
Root note: B
Quality: minor
Chord tones: 3
Playable shapes: 75
Chord tones
BDF♯
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
B Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
D Minor Third ♭3
This note supplies the minor color and gives the chord its darker emotional pull.
F♯ Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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