Chords in the key of B minor on guitar
The key of B minor has seven diatonic chords: BmBmBmBm, C#°, D, EmEmEmEm, F#mF#mF#mF#m, G and A. As sevenths: Bm7Bm7Bm7Bm7, C#m7b5, Dmaj7Dmaj7Dmaj7Dmaj7, Em7Em7Em7Em7, F#m7F#m7F#m7F#m7, Gmaj7Gmaj7Gmaj7Gmaj7 and A7A7A7A7. They come from the B natural minor scale, B, C#, D, E, F#, G and A, one on each note. On guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has B in the bass.
On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.
Seventh chords in B minor on guitar
These are the chords of the natural minor scale. In practice the v often becomes V (major) or V7, borrowed from the harmonic minor, to create the leading tone that pulls back to the tonic.