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Bm
Also written Bmin · B− · B minor
Bm is the i chord of B minor, and in a major key it plays three parts: ii of A major, iii of G major and vi of D major. Its relative major, D, shares two of its three notes.
How pianists voice Bm
The same notes, laid out the way hands actually play them.
Open triad Spread
1 · 5 · ♭3 — root and 5th below, the 3rd an octave up. The same three notes spread over two octaves: the sound of strings rather than a keyboard.
Bm inversions
The same 3 notes with a different one in the bass. Each inversion is written as a slash chord.
Root position Bm
Root at the bottom, stacked in 3rds: 1 · ♭3 · 5.
1st inversion Bm/D
D (the ♭3) in the bass: ♭3 · 5 · 1.
2nd inversion Bm/F♯
F♯ (the 5) in the bass: 5 · 1 · ♭3.
Minor chords in every key
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