B Minor Chord on Banjolele

How to play the B Minor chord on Banjolele: fretboard diagrams, finger positions, the notes that build it, and alternate voicings up the neck.

The B Minor chord is a darker, melancholic minor triad that anchors countless songs. It is built from the notes B, D, F#. This page shows how to play B Minor on Banjolele with clear fretboard diagrams and suggested finger positions.

There is no open-string version on Banjolele: the lowest shape barres fret 2 and covers 3 frets. B falls on the G string. It sounds from D4 up to B4.

It has a banjo head on a ukulele neck, which is why it cuts through where a wooden ukulele does not.

Browse alternate voicings to find the one that sits best under your fingers, then compare it with the other chord types built on B or explore the same shape in nearby keys. The diagrams list the notes in each voicing so you can connect the shape to the theory behind it.