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# Bm7 arpeggio on guitar

The B minor 7 arpeggio has 4 notes: B, D, F♯, A.

| Note | B | D | F♯ | A |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |

## Bm7 on the whole neck

Every Bm7 note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

Bm7 Note names

Bm7 Degrees

## Bm7 in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B falls on a string, with the notes its arpeggio run fingers there.

Position 1: frets 0–4, 9 notes

Position 2: frets 2–5, 10 notes

Position 3: frets 4–7, 10 notes

Position 4: frets 7–11, 10 notes

Position 5: frets 9–12, 9 notes

## Bm7 voicings

- [Bm7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2)
- [Bm7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-3)
- [Bm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4)

## Scales with Bm7 in them

Scales on this site that contain Bm7 as one of their chords, and the degree it is built on.

- [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) on 6
- [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) on 3
- [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) on 2
- [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) on 5
- [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) on 4
- [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) on 1
- [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) on 5
- [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) on 2
- [B Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-dorian) on 1
- [C♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) on ♭7
- [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) on 4
- [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) on 1
- [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) on 7
- [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) on 6
- [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) on 3
- [D Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) on 6
- [E Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) on 5
- [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) on 2
- [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) on ♭7
- [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) on 4
- [G♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) on ♭3
- [F♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-harmonic-minor) on 4
- [A melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-melodic-minor) on 2
- [D major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major-pentatonic) on 6
- [B minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor-pentatonic) on 1
- [B blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-blues) on 1
- [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 6
- [E bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-bebop-dominant) on 5
- [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 3
- [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 2
- [G♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-altered) on ♭3
- [D Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian-dominant) on 6
- [C♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7
- [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 7
- [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-half-whole) on 6

## Use it in a progression

Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.

- [ii–V–I in A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-a) (Bm7 as ii7)
- [ii–V–I in B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-b-minor) (Bm7 as i7)
- [I–vi–ii–V in D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-d) (Bm7 as vi)
- [I–vi–ii–V in A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-a) (Bm7 as ii)

## Minor 7 arpeggio in every key

- [Cm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7)
- [C♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7)
- [Dm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7)
- [E♭m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7)
- [Em7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7)
- [Fm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7)
- [F♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7)
- [Gm7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7)
- [G♯m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7)
- [Am7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7)
- [B♭m7](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7)
- Bm7

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice the Bm7 arpeggio in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=arp-m7:11:arpeggio)
