B♭m7
B♭m7 is the bb minor 7th chord, spelled B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭. the workhorse of smooth harmony — soft, rounded, and at home on the ii chord of nearly everything.
The keys
B♭ – D♭ – F – A♭
Practise this chord
Plug in your MIDI keyboard and let Coach Tshepho drill you on B♭m7 — it plays the chord, names any wrong notes as you play, and moves you on when you nail it.
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| Note | Interval from root | Degree |
|---|---|---|
| B♭ | Root | 1 |
| D♭ | Minor 3rd | b3 |
| F | Perfect 5th | 5 |
| A♭ | Minor 7th | b7 |
Inversions
| Position | Keys (low → high) |
|---|---|
| Root position | B♭4 – D♭5 – F5 – A♭5 |
| 1st inversion | D♭5 – F5 – A♭5 – B♭5 |
| 2nd inversion | F5 – A♭5 – B♭5 – D♭6 |
| 3rd inversion | A♭5 – B♭5 – D♭6 – F6 |
A working voicing
Split the chord between two hands the way working players do — a solid shell low down, the colour tones up top:
| Hand | Keys |
|---|---|
| Left (shell) | B♭2 – A♭3 |
| Right (colour) | D♭5 – F5 |
Where B♭m7 lives
As the ii chord
B♭m7 → E♭7 → A♭maj7
Minor-family sevenths live on the ii — this is the move they were born for.
Stepwise colour
B♭ → B♭m7 → Cm7
Used as a passing colour between neighbouring chords.
Put B♭m7 under your fingers
Hear every voicing, see the keys light up, and drill it in the interactive Chord & Voicing Lab.
Open the Chord & Voicing Lab →Worship songs that use B♭m7
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B♭m
B♭dim
B♭aug
B♭sus2
B♭sus4
B♭6
B♭m6
B♭7
B♭maj7
B♭m7♭5
B♭dim7
B♭m(maj7)
B♭9
B♭maj9
B♭m9
B♭add9
B♭6/9
B♭m11
B♭13
B♭7♭9
B♭7♯9
B♭7♯5Play it over a groove
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