B minor chordson the Irish bouzouki, GDAE tuning

Main chords: Bm (i), A (♭VII), G (♭VI)

The scale: B C♯ D E F♯ G A

Drones: Open D rings in B minor; G, A and E fit the key too. The courses are G D A E, low to high.

Print it: B minor on one page (PDF), or the session pack: the chord chart and a page for each session key.

Common progressions

• i – ♭VII – ♭VI – ♭VII: Bm – A – G – A
• i – ♭VI – ♭VII – i: Bm – G – A – Bm
• i – iv – ♭VII – i: Bm – Em – A – Bm (with the minor iv)

Basis: The Chiff & Fipple forum and common session practice: aeolian tunes lean on ♭VI and ♭VII (Em-D-C, Bm-G-A).

The seven chords in B minor

1. i Bm4 0 2 2
2. ii° C♯dim0 2 4 0
3. ♭III Dx 0 0 2
4. iv Em0 2 2 0
5. v F♯m2 4 4 2
6. ♭VI G0 0 2 3
7. ♭VII A2 2 4 0

Other modes on B

Other minor keys

B minor in other tunings

All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · B minor sheet (PDF) · Printable chart (PDF) · The app