Arpeggio · Bm7 · Guitar
The Bm7 arpeggio is B – D – F♯ – A — chord tones 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. Bm7 is the ii chord in a major ii–V–I, and minor-key tonics; its sound is soft, warm, unresolved. Below, every B, D, F♯, A on the fretboard is marked, with the root in gold. Press play to hear a one-octave arpeggio, or tap any note.
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Guitar · standard tuning
Piano
Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass) in the position starting at fret 7. Tap any marked note to hear it. “Show” switches or combines the fretboard and keyboard; “Sound” picks the instrument you hear. Audio is synthesized in the browser.
Reference
| Chord tone | Note | Interval from B |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | unison (0 semitones) |
| ♭3 | D | minor 3rd (3 semitones) |
| 5 | F♯ | perfect 5th (7 semitones) |
| ♭7 | A | minor 7th (10 semitones) |
Goes with: B Dorian (B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A). Voicings: Bm7 voicings on guitar.
Common questions
B – D – F♯ – A. As chord tones: 1 ♭3 5 ♭7. Played one after another instead of together, that is the arpeggio.
Bm7 is the ii chord in a major ii–V–I, and minor-key tonics. Its character is soft, warm, unresolved.
B Dorian (B C♯ D E F♯ G♯ A) — the arpeggio is the skeleton of that scale, so practise them together.
Start on the root B on the low E string at fret 7 and play E-string fret 7, E-string fret 10, A-string fret 9, D-string fret 7, D-string fret 9. Then play it descending, then in eighth notes with a metronome, then over the the ii chord in a major ii–V–I.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on piano · Minor 7th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from B