The root 5 B minor barre chord shape is the most common way to play the chord. It’s often one of the first barre chords that guitarists want to learn, because it occurs in popular keys, such as the key of G, D and A.. The image below contains the musical notation, chord chart, tabs and scale degrees for the Bm root 5 barre chord.
How to play the root 5 B minor barre chord
- Barre the first five strings of the 2nd fret.
- Place your 3rd finger on the 4th fret of the 4th string.
- Place your 4th finger on the 4th fret of the 3rd string.
- Place your 2nd finger on the 3rd fret of the 2nd string.
- Strum the first five strings.
Bm root 5 barre chord info
- It contains the notes (from the 5th string down) B, F#, B, D and F#.
- It is a very popular shape and the most common way to play the Bm chord.
- It contains the 1 (root), 5, 1, b3, and 5 in the key of B.
- It is a minor chord.