Chord Progressions in B Minor
Common chord progressions in B Minor (Bm C♯° D Em F♯m G A), sorted by genre and fingered for guitar or piano. Pick one and write a song with it.
Chords in B Minor
- i: Bm
- ii°: C♯°
- ♭III: D
- iv: Em
- v: F♯m
- ♭VI: G
- ♭VII: A
Progressions
- Axis of Pop (I V vi IV, in D Major): D A Bm G
- Sensitive (vi IV I V, in D Major): Bm G D A
- '50s Doo-Wop (I vi IV V, in D Major): D Bm G A
- Three-Chord Classic (I IV V I, in D Major): D G A D
- ii–V–I (ii7 V7 Imaj7, in D Major): Em7 A7 Dmaj7
- Twelve-Bar Blues (I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7, in D Major): D7 D7 D7 D7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 G7 D7 A7
- Epic Minor (i ♭VI ♭VII): Bm G A
- Andalusian Cadence (i ♭VII ♭VI V): Bm A G F♯
- Mixolydian Rock (I ♭VII IV I, in D Major): D C G D
- Pop Climb (I IV vi V, in D Major): D G Bm A
- Minor Pop Loop (i ♭VI ♭III ♭VII): Bm G D A
- Royal Road (IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi7, in D Major): Gmaj7 A7 F♯m7 Bm7
- Pachelbel’s Canon (I V vi iii IV I IV V, in D Major): D A Bm F♯m G D G A
- Rhythm Turnaround (Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7, in D Major): Dmaj7 Bm7 Em7 A7
- Aeolian Rock (i ♭VII ♭VI ♭VII): Bm A G A
- Anthem Lift (IV I V vi, in D Major): G D A Bm
- Build-Up (IV V vi, in D Major): G A Bm
- Country Back-and-Forth (I IV I V, in D Major): D G D A
- Garage Rock (I IV V IV, in D Major): D G A G
- Neo-Soul Vamp (Imaj7 IVmaj7, in D Major): Dmaj7 Gmaj7
- Minor Vamp (i7 iv7): Bm7 Em7
- Mario Cadence (I ♭VI ♭VII I, in D Major): D B♭ C D
- Minor Plagal (I IV iv I, in D Major): D G Gm D
- Creep (I III IV iv, in D Major): D F♯ G Gm
- Lydian Lift (I II IV I, in D Major): D E G D
- Quick-Change Blues (I7 IV7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7, in D Major): D7 G7 D7 D7 G7 G7 D7 D7 A7 G7 D7 A7
- Eight-Bar Blues (I7 V7 IV7 IV7 I7 V7 I7 V7, in D Major): D7 A7 G7 G7 D7 A7 D7 A7
- Minor Blues (i7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 ♭VI7 V7 i7 V7): Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Bm7 Em7 Em7 Bm7 Bm7 G7 F♯7 Bm7 F♯7
- Blues Vamp (I7 IV7, in D Major): D7 G7
- Minor Three-Chord (i iv v): Bm Em F♯m
- Ragtime (I II7 V7 I, in D Major): D E7 A7 D
- Country Walk (I V IV I, in D Major): D A G D
- Country iii (I iii IV V, in D Major): D F♯m G A
- Circle Turnaround (iii7 vi7 ii7 V7, in D Major): F♯m7 Bm7 Em7 A7
- I–VI–ii–V (Imaj7 VI7 ii7 V7, in D Major): Dmaj7 B7 Em7 A7
- Dominant Chain (III7 VI7 II7 V7, in D Major): F♯7 B7 E7 A7
- Minor ii–V–i (iiø7 V7 i7): C♯ø7 F♯7 Bm7
- Tritone Sub ii–V–I (ii7 ♭II7 Imaj7, in D Major): Em7 E♭7 Dmaj7
- Backdoor ii–V (ii7 ♭VII7 Imaj7, in D Major): Em7 C7 Dmaj7
- Gospel Turn (I I7 IV iv, in D Major): D D7 G Gm
- Neo-Soul Descent (IVmaj7 iii7 ii7 Imaj7, in D Major): Gmaj7 F♯m7 Em7 Dmaj7
- Phrygian Riff (i ♭II): Bm C
- Minor Drama (i iv ♭VI V): Bm Em G F♯
- Rock Pivot (vi V IV V, in D Major): Bm A G A
- Minor Rise (i iv ♭VI ♭VII): Bm Em G A
- Dark March (i ♭III ♭VII iv): Bm D A Em