x 2 4 4 3 2
B minor
Notes: B · D · F#
Triads
Suspended
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Extensions
Common shapes (3)
7 9 9 7 7 7
x x 9 11 12 10
Other shapes (34)
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x 2 0 x 0 2
x 2 0 4 0 2
x 2 0 4 3 2
7 9 0 7 0 x
x 2 4 4 3 x
7 x 0 7 7 x
7 9 0 7 0 7
7 5 0 7 7 x
7 5 4 4 0 x
7 5 0 4 7 x
7 5 4 7 0 x
7 x 0 7 7 7
About B minor
B minor is built from three notes: B (root), D (minor third) and F# (perfect fifth). In scale degrees above the root, the formula is 1 – b3 – 5. The minor third makes it sound sad and introspective, and it is the usual counterpart of the major chord.
B minor has 3 common voicings, based on the A, E and D shapes of the CAGED system. There are 34 more voicings sorted by difficulty; use the viewer switches to add inversions and stretches.