The good part is that even the easiest form sounds good and will always be useful. Even after you've mastered the more difficult forms of the minor you'll find times when a simple form is just what's needed for the particular situation. There's no lost effort here. The first and easiest form uses three fingers on the first three strings of the guitar. You can also play the open for certain. The fourth string, or D note, is a part of the B minor chord. When strumming aim for the first four strings of the guitar.
While the fifth string is not a part of the chord it won't sound too bad if you accidentally hit it from time to time. The next form I like to teach is very similar to the first one. I add one note to the court and use the pinky. Most people find this form pretty easy once they are able to play the first one.
This form can be moved around the neck more easily to play other chords because of the finger on the fourth string. Use the chord diagram for the second form of Bm:. Finally, we get to the third form of the Bm guitar chord. The bar chord has the advantage of being able to move all around the neck to create many other minor chords. The key is to learn to make the bar accurately. The easiest way to do this is to prepare ahead of time.
I teach students an exercise called the Bar Chord Exercise which strengthens their first finger and makes playing any bar chord easier.
The idea is to start with the easier forms and at the same time practice the bar chord exercise. Then you simply make a bar across the neck with the first finger and play the second form of the chord with the other three fingers. This progression makes it much easier to learn the B minor bar chord then just trying to tackle it the first time around.
It also usually sounds better. Start with the Easy Bm Guitar Chord - 3 finger form 2. Practice using a chord exercise and possibly use in a song 3. Add the Bar Chord Exercise to your daily practice 4.
Practice the 2nd form 4 fingers using chord exercises 6. Add the Bm Bar Chord combine the bar with the 2nd form 7.
Practice using chord exercises. One of the important points to keep in mind is that to really learn a chord it's not enough to just be able to finger the chord. You must be able to move from one chord to another. For this reason you'll want to practice chord exercises. Read My Story. Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab.
After logging in you can close it and return to this page. This lesson includes… How to play the Bm chord efficiently. The easiest Bm chord to get under your fingers. An easy exercise to help you remember the Bm chord. Put the Fun Back in Guitar. Share 4. Tweet 0. Pin it 2. If you're having a hard time getting strings five or one to ring out clearly, try "rolling back" your first finger slightly, so the knuckle on your first finger is pointing a little bit more towards the nut.
Try holding down the chord shape and playing through each string one at a time, ensuring that all strings are ringing clearly. Probably the best way to get comfortable playing this chord is to learn a few songs that use B minor. Follow the links below to get all the info you need to begin playing. If you have tried the basic B minor barre chord, but are having a hard time getting it to sound okay, you can cheat a little and play this version.
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