Arpeggio · Bm7 · Piano
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 two-octave keyboard 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
Play loops the arpeggio up and down one octave (switch Loop off for a single pass). 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 piano.
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.
Play B – D – F♯ – A ascending from B, then descend; then start from each chord tone in turn (inversions) so your hand knows the shape from any note.
Keep going
Same arpeggio on guitar · Minor 7th hub · chord-scale theory.
Other arpeggios from B