Minor Vamp · Funk
Bm7 · Em7
i7 · iv7 in the key of B
The dark two-chord workout — everything happens in the right hand.
Four bars of minor vamp in the key of B, written i7 · iv7 and played driving 8ths over a backbeat groove at around 100 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play (and slow it down) without an account.
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What the chords are
This is i7 · iv7 in the key of B. The degree of each chord is what makes the progression recognisable in any key, so the same four moves transpose anywhere once you know them by number.
- Bm7 i7 up at the 7th fret, spanning to the 9th, on 4 strings
- Em7 iv7 up at the 7th fret, spanning to the 9th, on 4 strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Driving 8ths
- Groove
- Backbeat
- Tempo
- 100 bpm
- Key
- B
- Voicings
- The Climb
The top voice steps upward through the progression — a melody rising inside the chords.
The shapes
Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.
| Chord | E | A | D | G | B | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bm7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | × | × |
| Em7 | × | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | × |
More Funk
- B7 · E7 I7 · IV7 in B · The One
- A7 · G7 I7 · ♭VII7 in A · The ♭VII Push
- Am7 · Dm7 i7 · iv7 in A · Minor Vamp
- A7 · D7 I7 · IV7 in A · The One
Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.