Bm 5-string bass chord

How to play Bm on 5-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the E string at the 2nd fret and your middle finger on the A string at the 2nd fret. Let the B and D strings ring open. Don’t play the G string.

From the B string 0 2 2 0 x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in Bm?

Bm, B minor, is B, D and F♯: the root (B), the minor third (D) and the perfect fifth (F♯). Its formula is 1 ♭3 5.

What is the difference between Bm and B?

One note. Bm has the minor third, D; B raises it a half step to D♯.

Can I play Bm7 instead of Bm?

Usually, yes. Bm7 adds A to the three notes of Bm, which softens it without changing what it does in a song.

What is the relative major of Bm?

D: it has the same notes as the key of B minor, and its chord shares two of the three notes of Bm.

Keys with Bm

Bm is the vi chord in D major, the iii chord in G major, the ii chord in A major, the v chord in E minor, the iv chord in F♯ minor and the i chord in B minor.