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B♭ B flat major
Difficulty
Fingers 4
Shapes 12
Easy with capo 1 + A How to play B♭ Index finger (1): press flat across the A string to the high E string at the 1th fret, a barre. Middle finger (2): 3th fret of the D string. Ring finger (3): 3th fret of the G string. Little finger (4): 3th fret of the B string. Don't play: low E string. ‹ B♭ chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x13331 1 2 3 4 E A D G B E B♭ chord on guitar, shape 1 of 8 Frets x13331 1 2 3 4 E B G D A E x13331 · A shape
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x10331 1 3 4 2 E A D G B E B♭ chord on guitar, shape 2 of 8 Frets x10331 1 3 4 2 E B G D A E x10331
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 653336 3fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 3 of 8 Frets 653336 3fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E
653336 · G shape
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x103x1 1 3 2 E A D G B E B♭ chord on guitar, shape 4 of 8 Frets x103x1 1 3 2 E B G D A E x103x1
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 688766 6fr 1 3 4 2 E A D G B E
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 5 of 8 Frets 688766 6fr 1 3 4 2 E B G D A E
688766 · E shape
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x10x31 1 3 2 E A D G B E B♭ chord on guitar, shape 6 of 8 Frets x10x31 1 3 2 E B G D A E x10x31
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 65336x 3fr 1 3 2 4 E A D G B E B♭ chord on guitar, shape 7 of 8 Frets 65336x 3fr 1 3 2 4 E B G D A E 65336x
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x-x-8-10-11-10 8fr 1 2 4 3 E A D G B E B♭ chord on guitar, shape 8 of 8 Frets x-x-8-10-11-10 8fr 1 2 4 3 E B G D A E x-x-8-10-11-10 · D shape
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Chords that go with B♭ The other chords of B flat major, the key where B♭ is home (I). Songs in this key move between them.
Cm ii Cm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 4 finger 2, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Dm iii Dm Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 3 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1. E♭ IV E♭ Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 2, fret 4 finger 4, fret 3 finger 3. F V F Strings from lowest to highest: fret 1 finger 1, fret 3 finger 3, fret 3 finger 4, fret 2 finger 2, fret 1 finger 1, fret 1 finger 1. Barre at fret 1. Gm vi Gm Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 1, fret 5 finger 3, fret 5 finger 4, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1, fret 3 finger 1. Barre at fret 3. Adim vii° Adim Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 1 finger 1, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 2, muted. Easier with a capo Put a capo on the fret and play an open shape. It sounds as B♭.
1 fret A Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 2 finger 1, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, open. A shape 3 fret G Strings from lowest to highest: fret 3 finger 2, fret 2 finger 1, open, open, open, fret 3 finger 3. G shape 6 fret E Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 finger 2, fret 2 finger 3, fret 1 finger 1, open, open. E shape Strumming patterns to try ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Four downs Steady, for learning changes ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↑ Folk / pop The everyday pattern ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ Ballad Slow songs, 3/4 or 6/8 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Reggae skank Off-beat chops About the B♭ chord B flat major is built from 3 notes: B♭ (1), D (3), F (5). The lowest note you play should be the root, B♭, highlighted on the diagram. Above you will find 12 shapes for it across the neck. Learn the first one, then use the others to keep your hand close to the next chord in the song.
B♭ belongs to F major (IV), B flat major (I), E flat major (V), D minor (VI), G minor (III).
