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Guitar chord

B♭5B flat power chord

  • B♭1
  • F5
Difficulty
Medium
Fingers
3
Shapes
12

How to play B♭5

  1. Index finger (1): 1th fret of the A string.
  2. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the D string.
  3. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the G string.
  4. Don't play: low E string, B string, high E string.
  1. B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x133xx134EADGBE
    B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8Frets x133xx134EBGDAE

    x133xx · A5 shape

  2. B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x13xxx13EADGBE
    B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8Frets x13xxx13EBGDAE

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  3. B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 688xxx6fr134EADGBE
    B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8Frets 688xxx6fr134EBGDAE

    688xxx · E5 shape

  4. B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets xxx3x131EADGBE
    B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8Frets xxx3x131EBGDAE

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  5. B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x133x11342EADGBE
    B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8Frets x133x11342EBGDAE

    x133x1

  6. B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets xxx3663fr123EADGBE
    B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8Frets xxx3663fr123EBGDAE

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  7. B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets xxx36x3fr14EADGBE
    B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8Frets xxx36x3fr14EBGDAE

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  8. B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 68xxxx6fr13EADGBE
    B♭5 chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8Frets 68xxxx6fr13EBGDAE

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Strumming patterns to try

  • ↓↓↓↓Four downsSteady, for learning changes
  • ↓↓↑↑↓↑Folk / popThe everyday pattern
  • ↓↓↑↓↑BalladSlow songs, 3/4 or 6/8
  • ↑↑↑↑Reggae skankOff-beat chops

About the B♭5 chord

B flat power chord is built from 2 notes: B♭ (1), F (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, B♭, highlighted on the diagram. There are 12 ways to play it above, from the open position up the neck: start with the first, then pick whichever is closest to the chord you play before and after it.

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