Bm/A
- A♭7bass
- BRtriad
- D♭3triad
- F♯5triad
3 ways to play Bm/A
Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.
- Triad note
- Substitute
- Added
- Anchored root
- Bass
- Doubling
Frets x 12 12 11 12 xNotes A D F♯ BIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadB minor, 1st inversion
Frets 5 5 4 4 x xNotes A D F♯ BIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadB minor, 1st inversion
Frets x x 7 7 7 7Notes A D F♯ BIntervals ♭7 ♭3 5 1Base triadB minor, 1st inversion
The construction rules Bm/A follows
Start from a triad
Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.
A slash names the bass
Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.
All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.
Minor triad over the ♭7th in every key
More chords on B
Bm/A chord questions
What notes are in Bm/A?
Bm/A is spelled A B D F♯: A is the ♭7th, B is the root, D is the ♭3rd, F♯ is the 5th.
What is the formula of Bm/A?
♭7 1 ♭3 5. It is a B minor triad, over A in the bass.
How many ways can you play Bm/A on guitar?
This page shows 3 voicings of Bm/A, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.