How to Play the B Minor (barre) Chord

Guitar · Barre · Intermediate
×13421EADGBe
Notes B F# D
Tab (E→e) x 2 4 4 3 2
Difficulty Intermediate

👆 Finger by finger

String 6 — low E: mute (don't play)
String 5 — A: fret 2, finger 1
String 4 — D: fret 4, finger 3
String 3 — G: fret 4, finger 4
String 2 — B: fret 3, finger 2
String 1 — high e: fret 2, finger 1

🎵 Songs that use Bm

Hotel California · EaglesComfortably Numb · Pink FloydWith or Without You · U2Santeria · Sublime

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