Bbm7 chord
Bbm7 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
Description and theory
Bbm7 is equivalent to A sharp minor 7th. Since all the chord notes are absent among the open strings in standard tuning, there are none simple fingerings in open positions. Because of that, the chord is mostly played as a barre chord or in closed positions.
Chord structure
It consists of four notes, though depending on the instrument, some notes may be doubled or tripled. The notes represent the root, minor third, perfect fifth and minor seventh intervals. Notice that the fifth is sometimes omitted.
Chord name
Bbm7 is an abbreviation for B flat minor seventh. A less common abbreviation is Bbmin7. A third system is the minus symbol: Bb-7.
Notes
The notes that the Bbm7 chord consists of are Bb, Db, F and Ab.
Try it in a chord progression
Bbm7 - Eb7 - Abmaj7
Inversions
1st inversion: Bbm7/Db (means that Db is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Bbm7/F (means that F is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Bbm7/Ab (means that Ab is the bass note).
Omissions
Bbm7(no3) is a B flat minor 7th with no third (Db).
Bbm7(no5) is a B flat minor 7th with no fifth (F).
Alternatives with capo
Am7 shape with a capo on 1st fret.
Em7 shape with a capo on 6th fret.
Dm7 shape with a capo on 8th fret.
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