Bm Chord for Beginners [Exercises and EASIER Versions]

How to Play the Bm Chord · Start by barring your first finger across the A, D, G, B, and E strings. · Place your middle finger on the 3rd fret of ... AL Total 7 Shares 4 0 3 TheBmchordistricky,especiallyforbeginners.It’soneofthemostdifficultbeginnerguitarchordstoplay,whichiswhyI’mgoingtobreakitdownforyou. Now,therearenoshort-cuts,silver-bulletsolutions,ortrickstogettingthischordunderyourfingers.However,I’llshowyouhowIlearnedtheBmchord. Thislessonincludes… HowtoplaytheBmchordefficiently.TheeasiestBmchordtogetunderyourfingers.AneasyexercisetohelpyouremembertheBmchord. Ifyou’restuckinapracticerut,havingtroublegettingbetter,orsimplyneedmoredirectionforyourguitarpractice,Ihavesomethingforyou. It’smyguitarrebootworkshop.This90-minute,freeworkshopisdedicatedtogivingyoutheframeworkyouneedtohavefunwhilepracticingacousticguitar. So,ifyou’retiredofmakingslow,unsteadyprogressonguitar,youwouldlovetoseeyouatmyworkshop.Otherwise,keepscrollingtolearnhowtoplaytheBmchord! PuttheFunBackinGuitar HowtoPlaytheBmChord TheBmchord,alsowrittenasBminor,stumpsmanyofmystudents.ThehardestpartoftheBmchordismakingthe“barre”acrossthefingerboard. “ButTony,whattheheckisabarre?” Abarreiswhereyouuseyourindexfingertofretseveralstringsonyourguitar.Thinkofyourfirstfingerlikeacapo:it’llcrossallofstringswhileyouuseotherfingerstoformtherestofthechord. (Iftheimageaboveisconfusingforyou,checkoutmylessononhowtoreadchorddiagramshere.Ipromiseit’llmakechorddiagramsmakemoresense!) So,aswelookattheBmchord,you’llnoticethatallofyourfrettingfingersareneeded. StartbybarringyourfirstfingeracrosstheA,D,G,B,andEstrings.Don’tworryaboutthelowEstring—you’llmuteitfortheBmchord.Placeyourmiddlefingeronthe3rdfretoftheBstring.Then,placeyourringfingeronthe4thfretoftheDstring.Finally,useyourpinkyfingertofretthe4thfretoftheGstring. Onceyourfingersareintherightposition,goaheadandstrumtheBmchord.Ifitsoundsmuddy,younoticesomemutednotes,makesureyourfingershaveanicearchinthem. Havingarchinyourfingers(ie.makingsurethejointsofyourfingersarebending)allowsthemyoutoplayonthetipsofyourfingers.Whenyouplaywiththetipsofyourfingers,yourfingersarelesslikelytoaccidentallymuteanotherstring. Additionally,makesureyourfingersarefrettingjustbehindthefret—notontop,andnotinthemiddleoftwofrets. Toplaythischord,ittakesalotoffingerstrength.Asyoulearnthischord,feelfreetotakebreaksasneeded. Remember,learningtheguitarisajourney,notarace.Takeyourtimegettingusedtobarringthestrings,anddon’thurtyourselftryingtolearnthechordinoneday! Manybeginningguitarplayersforgettomanagetheirtensionastheareplaying.Trytorelaxasmuchaspossible,andifyouneedmorepointers,checkoutmytension-managementlessonhere. BmChordExercise[MemorizeIt!] BeforeIshowyoualternativefingeringsfortheBmchord,Iwantyoutotrythissupersimpleexercisecalledthequickdrawexercise. Bminorisadifficultchordtogetunderyourfingers,andit’sevenhardertoremember.That’swhythequickdrawexerciseissuperhelpful. Tostartthequickdrawexercise,you’llneedyourguitarand,ideally,astopwatchorclock(Ialwaysusetheoneonmyphone). Startwithyourfrettinghandonyourthigh.Makesureyoucanseetheseconds-handoftheclockoryouhaveastopwatchrunning.Inthespanoffiveseconds,you’regoingtoformtheBmchordwithyourfrettinghand.Makesuretoplaythechordonceyourfivesecondsareup! Youdon’tneedtoperformthequickdrawexerciseeveryfiveseconds.Instead,takeabreakandletafewsecondspassbybeforeyoudothequickdrawexerciseagain. Thisexerciseisgreatfordevelopingthemusclememoryandrecallneededtoplayanychord. HowtoPlaytheBmChordWithoutBarring Alright,IknowIsaidthereweren’tanytrickstoplayingtheBmchord,butthisonejustmightbe! Ifyou’restrugglingwiththebarringaspectoftheBmchord,youcanplaythechordwithouthavingtobarreacrossthestrings. Asyoucanseeinthechorddiagram,thisversionoftheBmchordalreadyseemseasier—becauseyoudon’thavetobarreyourindexfingeracrossfivestrings! Startbyplacingyourindexfingeronthe2ndfretofthehighEstring.Placeyourmiddlefingeronthe3rdfretoftheBstring.Yourringfingerfretsthe4thfretoftheDstring.Finally,useyourpinkyfingertofretthe4thfretoftheGstring. ThisBmchordisperfectifyou’restrugglingtobarreacrossthe2ndfret. Whilethisversionisn’tatrueBmchord(ithasthesecondscaledegreeinit),it’llworkifyou’reunabletobarreacrossfrets. ManystudentsstillthinkthisversionoftheBmchordistoodifficult.Fortunately,there’sanotherwaythatyoucanplayit. EasiestBmChord[Bm7] I’mkindofcheatingonthisonebecauseit’stechnicallynotatrueBmchord.Rather,theeasiestBmchordisavariationofBm:Bm7. Iwon’tgetintothespecificsofthischord,butyou’llnoticeithasadifferenttonalqualitythanthefirstBmchordIshowedyou.That’sbecauseyou’regoingtoaddthe7thscaledegreeinthischord. ToplaythisvariationoftheBmchord,you’llonlyneedtousethreefingers. Placeyourindexfingeronthe2ndfretoftheAstring.LeavetheDstringopen.FretthesecondfretoftheGstringwithyourmiddlefinger.LeavetheBstringopen.Finally,placeyourringfingeronthe2ndfretofthehighEstring. WhenyoustrumthisversionoftheBmchord,makesureyou’re… Maintainingthearchinyourfingers.Playingwiththetipsofyourfingers. ThisBm7isgoingtosounddifferentfromtheotherchordsIshowedyoupreciselybecauseithastheminor-7thscaledegreeinthechord. YoucansubthischordforanormalBmchord,butknowthatitmightchangethetonalqualityofthesongyou’retryingtoplay. WhichVersionShouldYOULearn? I’mgoingtobeup-frontandhonestwithyou:youshouldlearntheBmchordwiththebarreacrossthesecondfret. Iknowit’sachallengingchord,butIbelieveinyou.I’mnotgoingtotellyouthattheBmchordis“simplybeyondtheabilityofmostbeginnerguitarists.” PracticetheBmChordinLittleChunks TherealityisthatplayingtheBmchordtakespractice.Playingtheguitar,ingeneral,takespractice.Youmightnotgetinadayoraweekoracoupleofweeks—andthat’stotallyokay.I’dratherseeyouworkontheBmchordfor10minuteseverydaythanstrainyourhandtryingtoperfectitinonehour. I’mseriousaboutthis10minutesadaybusiness(ifyouwanttolearnwhy10minutesadayisSOimportant,checkoutthisarticlehere). EvenifyouonlywanttopracticetheBmchordforthreeminutes(whichcanfeellikealongtime,trustme),usethoseothersevenminutestoplaysomeeasierchordsoraneasysong! Idon’twantyoutofeeldefeatedbynotbeingabletoplaytheBmchordrightaway.Instead,makesureyouconsistentlypracticeitandusethequickdrawexercisetohelpyourememberit. Whoknows,maybeafteracoupleofweeksofpracticinginsmallchunkseveryday,you’llbeplayingtheBmchordlikeit’snobody’sbusiness! LearningHowtoPlaytheGuitartheRightWay Earlier,IsharedwithyoumyUltimateGuidetoLearningGuitar.Thisisacompletelyfreecoursefilledwithtonsofvideolessonstogiveyouthebasicsonhowtoplayguitar. WhileIdon’tcovertheBmchordintheUltimateGuide,Icoverhowtoplaychordstherightway,howtoplayyourfirstsolo,andsomuchmore.Youcandownloadthecourseguideandtabsbyclickinghere. Ifyouwantevenmoreguidanceandsupportinyourguitarjourney,IwanttosharemycomprehensivelessonplatformcalledTony’sAcousticChallenge. Filledwithdailyexercises,lessonsonavarietyoftopics(includingthoseminor-7chords),andarobustcommunityofthousandsofguitarplayers,Tony’sAcousticChallengeisjustthefirststepingettingbetteratacousticguitar. Ifyou’rereadytotrytorequestaninvite,clickheretosign-upandlearnhowTony’sAcousticChallengehashelpedthousandsofguitarplayersintheirmusicaljourneys. Total 7 Shares Share 4 Tweet 0 Pinit 3 TonyPolecastro MynameisTonyPolecastroandI’manacousticguitargeek. 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