B minor triad for guitar (Bm)
Notes, positions, and inversions of the B minor triad (Bm) on the guitar fretboard: B · D · F#.
Instrument
Root
Chord
Position (CAGED)
Strings
Toggle individual strings
Frets15
1224
Chord
Bm
BDF#
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
B
Root
· R
D
Third
· ♭3
F#
Fifth
· 5
Inversions
(strings 1·2·3)Root position
fret 3
1st inversion
fret 8
2nd inversion
fret 11
B minor
The B minor triad is made up of three notes: B · D · F#.
It has a darker, more melancholic sound than the major triad. It's the anchor chord of ballads, rock, and countless progressions written in a minor key.