Bbm7 chord on guitar

The Bb minor 7th chord, written Bbm7, has 4 notes: Bb Db F Ab. The root Bb is also written A#, so A#m7 is the same chord.

As tab, thick low E string first: x13121, 686666. Numbers in the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little, T thumb. × marks a muted string and ○ an open one.

About the Minor 7th Chord

A minor 7th chord adds the flat seventh to a minor triad, a smooth minor sound used in funk, soul and jazz. More about the Minor 7th Chord.

Keys with Bbm7

These keys have Bbm7 among their chords:

• Db Major Scale (vi)
• F# Major Scale (iii)
• Ab Major Scale (ii)
• Eb Natural Minor scale (v)
• F Natural Minor scale (iv)
• Bb Natural Minor scale (i)

Scales to play over Bbm7

Each of these scales holds every note of the chord:

• Bb Natural Minor scale
• Bb Phrygian Mode
• Bb Dorian Mode
• Bb Minor Pentatonic scale
• Bb Blues Scale

Minor 7th Chord in other keys

• Cm7
• C#m7
• Dm7
• Ebm7
• Em7
• Fm7
• F#m7
• Gm7
• G#m7
• Am7
• Bm7