B♭m7 chord on ukulele

B♭m7 is B♭, D♭, F and A♭. The usual shape is 1-1-1-1. Tap Play, then slow it down.

1-1-1-1 · movable · medium

Notes: B♭ · D♭ · F · A♭
Formula: 1 · ♭3 · 5 · ♭7
First shape: 1-1-1-1

How to play B♭m7 on ukulele

Shape 1, 1-1-1-1, reading from the G string on the left:

Index finger: G string, 1st fret (A♭).
Middle finger: C string, 1st fret (D♭).
Ring finger: E string, 1st fret (F).
Pinky: A string, 1st fret (B♭).

The pinky takes a note here. Keep it curved and close to the fretboard between chords so it has less distance to travel.
On ukulele you strum all four strings. The top G string is tuned higher than the C, which is why ukulele chords sound bright and close.

Other ways to play B♭m7

6-8-6-8: movable shape at the 6th fret, medium. Same notes, stacked differently, so it sounds a little different.
10-10-9-11: movable shape at the 9th fret, medium. Up the neck the chord gets thinner and brighter, a good contrast to the open version.

B♭m7 the capo way

With a capo you can skip the harder shapes: capo on the 1st fret and play the open Am7 shape (0-0-0-0) or capo on the 6th fret and play the open Em7 shape (0-2-0-2). Everything above the capo is fingered exactly like the open chord.

Moving between B♭m7 and its neighbours

The chords B♭m7 usually goes to, and what changes under your fingers.

E♭7 (V in A♭ major): B♭m7 (1-1-1-1) to E♭7 (3-3-3-4): your index finger lands on the G string, 3rd fret, the middle finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret, move the ring finger to the E string, 3rd fret. No finger can stay, so practice lifting all of them together and landing the new shape as a unit. Listen for B♭ and D♭, which stay put while the rest moves. E♭7 on ukulele
C♯maj7 (IV in A♭ major): B♭m7 (1-1-1-1) to C♯maj7 (1-1-1-3): your index, middle and ring fingers stay put, your pinky finger lands on the A string, 3rd fret. That makes it one of the quickest changes from this chord. The two chords share D♭, F and A♭, which is why the change sounds smooth. C♯maj7 on ukulele
A♭maj7 (I in A♭ major): B♭m7 (1-1-1-1) to A♭maj7 (1-3-3-3): your index finger stays put, the middle finger goes to the C string, 3rd fret, move the ring finger to the E string, 3rd fret, your pinky finger lands on the A string, 3rd fret. Listen for A♭, which stays put while the rest moves. A♭maj7 on ukulele

B♭m7 is a minor seventh chord: a minor triad plus a minor seventh. All 4 notes of B♭m7 fit on the ukulele's four strings. Play it once strummed and once picked to hear the difference.

Practice B♭m7 in two minutes

Pick shape 1 one string at a time, low to high: A♭, D♭, F, B♭. Every note should ring clearly; if one thuds, adjust that finger before you strum. Next, alternate 1-1-1-1 and 6-8-6-8, slowly, until the change takes less than a beat.

A♯m7 is another spelling of B♭m7. Same shape, same sound.

Where B♭m7 shows up

In A♭ major, ii–V–I on ukulele is B♭m7 (1-1-1-1), E♭7 (3-3-3-4) and A♭maj7 (1-3-3-3). About the jazz cadence.

B♭m7 on guitar and piano

The same notes on another instrument: B♭m7 on guitar and B♭m7 on piano. This page puts all three side by side.

Next to try on ukulele

Other minor seventh chords

B♭m7 on ukulele: questions

What notes are in B♭m7 on ukulele?

B♭, D♭, F and A♭. In the 1-1-1-1 shape the strings play A♭ (G string), D♭ (C string), F (E string) and B♭ (A string).

What's the easiest way to play B♭m7 on ukulele?

B♭m7 has no open-string shape in standard tuning, so every version needs a barre or a stretch. Start with 1-1-1-1. It uses 4 fingers and no barre, and in many songs a capo can take over part of the work.

Is B♭m7 a barre chord on ukulele?

Not the usual shape: 1-1-1-1 needs no barre.

Which string does B♭m7 start on?

In the 1-1-1-1 shape the lowest string you play is the G string at the 1st fret, which is A♭, the minor seventh.

Checked automatically: no shape here plays a note outside B♭m7. Updated September 2026.