B♭ (also written A♯) is the Bb major chord. It has 3 notes: B♭ – D – F (1 – 3 – 5).
A major chord sounds bright, settled and happy. It is the most common chord in music: the I, IV and V chords of every major key are major chords.
B♭ chord on Guitar
x13331
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x-x-8-10-11-10Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E not played; A 1st fret; D 3rd fret; G 3rd fret; B 3rd fret; high E 1st fret.
B♭ chord on Ukulele
3211
7565
10-10-10-8
3565Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 3rd fret; C 2nd fret; E 1st fret; A 1st fret.
B♭ chord on Piano
Play B♭, D and F together with your right hand, and B♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the B♭ chord
B♭ appears in 2,080 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
- Olivia Rodrigo – Purple Chords on Piano & Ukulele
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- Demons In Your Choir Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Lana Del Rey – First Light Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Melanie Martinez – White Boy With A Gun Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Melanie Martinez – Grudges Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Eddie Dalton – Another Day Old Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Jamie Bower – Waiting For Your Love Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Tiffany Hudson – Jesus The Only Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Luke Combs – The Way I Am Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Luke Combs – Miss You Here Chords on Piano & Ukulele
- Morrissey – The Monsters Of Pig Alley Chords on Piano & Ukulele
Related chords
Other Bb chords:
Chords in the key of B♭ major:
B♭ chord: questions
What notes are in the B♭ chord?
B♭ (Bb major) is made of B♭, D and F (1 – 3 – 5).
How do you play B♭ on guitar?
The most common shape is x13331 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play B♭ on ukulele?
Play 3211 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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