Bm7 chord on ukulele

Bm7 is B, D, F♯ and A. The usual shape is 2-2-2-2. Hit Play and watch each string light as it sounds.

2-2-2-2 · movable · medium

Notes: B · D · F♯ · A
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
First shape: 2-2-2-2

How to play Bm7 on ukulele

Shape 1, 2-2-2-2, reading from the G string on the left, starts at the 2nd fret:

Put your index finger on the G string at the 2nd fret, which is A.
Put your middle finger on the C string at the 2nd fret, which is D.
Put your ring finger on the E string at the 2nd fret, which is F♯.
Put your pinky finger on the A string at the 2nd fret, which is B.

Your little finger has a job in this shape; it gets stronger in a week or two of short daily practice.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play Bm7

7-9-7-9: movable shape at the 7th fret, medium. Higher up the neck it sounds brighter; handy when another guitar is already playing a lower shape.
11-11-10-12: movable shape at the 10th fret, medium. A high voicing for when the low version is taken by another instrument.

Playing Bm7 with a capo

With a capo you can skip the harder shapes: capo on the 2nd fret and play the open Am7 shape (0-0-0-0) or capo on the 7th fret and play the open Em7 shape (0-2-0-2). Everything above the capo is fingered exactly like the open chord.

Moving between Bm7 and its neighbours

The chords Bm7 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

E7 (V in A major): Bm7 (2-2-2-2) to E7 (1-2-0-2): your middle finger stays put, move the index finger to the G string, 1st fret, the ring finger slides across to the A string at the same fret. Listen for B and D, which stay put while the rest moves. E7 on ukulele
Dmaj7 (IV in A major): Bm7 (2-2-2-2) to Dmaj7 (2-2-2-4): your index, middle and ring fingers stay put, move the pinky finger to the A string, 4th fret. That makes it one of the quickest changes from this chord. Shared notes: D, F♯ and A. Dmaj7 on ukulele
Amaj7 (I in A major): Bm7 (2-2-2-2) to Amaj7 (1-1-0-0): the index finger goes to the G string, 1st fret, move the middle finger to the C string, 1st fret. Listen for A, which stays put while the rest moves. Amaj7 on ukulele

Bm7 is a minor seventh chord: a minor triad plus a minor seventh. All 4 notes of Bm7 fit on the ukulele's four strings. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

Getting Bm7 under your fingers

Before strumming, play 2-2-2-2 note by note: A then D then F♯ then B. A dead note tells you exactly which finger to fix. Next, alternate 2-2-2-2 and 7-9-7-9, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

Bm7 in context

In A major, ii–V–I on ukulele is Bm7 (2-2-2-2), E7 (1-2-0-2) and Amaj7 (1-1-0-0). About the jazz cadence.

Bm7 on guitar and piano

The same notes on another instrument: Bm7 on guitar and Bm7 on piano. This page puts all three side by side.

Related B chords on ukulele

Other minor seventh chords

Bm7 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in Bm7 on ukulele?

B, D, F♯ and A. In the 2-2-2-2 shape the strings play A (G string), D (C string), F♯ (E string) and B (A string).

What's the easiest way to play Bm7 on ukulele?

In standard tuning Bm7 can't use open strings. Begin with 2-2-2-2. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and in many songs a capo can take over part of the work.

Is Bm7 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not usually: 2-2-2-2 needs no barre.

Which string does Bm7 start on?

In the 2-2-2-2 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 2nd fret, which is A, the minor seventh.

Every shape above plays only B, D, F♯ and A, checked by the site's tests. Updated September 2026.