Piano chord
B♭ minor 7 chord
B♭m7 is a minor seventh chord: the root B♭, a minor 3rd up to D♭, a perfect 5th up to F and a minor 7th up to A♭.
- Symbol
- B♭m7
- Notes
- B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭
Play it yourself
Tap B♭, D♭, F and A♭ on the keys below, in any order.
- B♭
- D♭
- F
- A♭
Minor seventh chords add a minor seventh to a minor triad. They sound mellow rather than sad, and are the ii chord in the jazz ii–V–I.
Inversions of B♭m7
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭
- 1st inversion · B♭m7/D♭
D♭ – F – A♭ – B♭
- 2nd inversion · B♭m7/F
F – A♭ – B♭ – D♭
- 3rd inversion · B♭m7/A♭
A♭ – B♭ – D♭ – F
Keys with B♭m7
B♭m7 occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.