Guitar Chords in the Key of B minor

Chords in the key of B Minor

B minor Chord Bm
C Sharp diminished Chord C♯dim
D Major Chord D
E minor Chord Em
F Sharp minor Chord F♯m
G Major Chord G
A Major Chord A

B minor - C♯ diminished (C♯°) - D Major - E minor - F♯ minor - G Major - A Major

      Bm   C♯dim  D     Em   F♯m    G     A     
e|----2-----------2-----0-----2-----3-----0----|
B|----3-----5-----3-----0-----2-----0-----2----|
G|----4-----6-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2----|
D|----4-----5-----0-----2-----4-----0-----2----|
A|----2-----4-----------2-----4-----2-----0----|
E|----------------------0-----2-----3----------|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII    

The key of B minor is the relative minor key of D major.

Minor keys are formed with the same chords as their relative major key, by starting with the 6th (vi) chord of the major key. The chord formula for any minor key is minor, diminished, Major, minor, minor, Major, Major.

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of B Minor Using 7th Chords

B minor 7 Chord Bm7
C Sharp minor 7 ♭5 Chord C♯m7♭5
D Major 7 Chord DMaj7
E minor 7 Chord Em7
F Sharp minor 7 Chord F♯m7
G Major 7 Chord GMaj7
A Dominant 7 Chord A7

B minor 7 - C♯ minor 7♭5 - D Major 7 - E minor 7 - F♯ minor 7 - G Major 7 - A Dominant 7

     Bm7 C♯m7♭5 DMaj7  Em7   F♯m7  GMaj7  A7    
e|----2-----------2-----0-----2-----2-----3----|
B|----0-----5-----2-----3-----2-----0-----2----|
G|----2-----4-----2-----0-----2-----0-----2----|
D|----0-----5-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2----|
A|----2-----4-----------2-----4-----2-----0----|
E|----------------------0-----2-----3----------|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII