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B♭ chord

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

B♭ chord on guitar, shape 1 (x13331)
From the 1st fretx13331
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 2 (688766)
From the 6th fret688766
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 3 (653336)
From the 3rd fret653336
B♭ chord on guitar, shape 4 (x-x-8-10-11-10)
From the 8th fretx-x-8-10-11-10

Shape 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

B♭ chord on ukulele, shape 1 (3211)
From the 1st fret3211
B♭ chord on ukulele, shape 2 (7565)
From the 5th fret7565
B♭ chord on ukulele, shape 3 (10-10-10-8)
From the 8th fret10-10-10-8
B♭ chord on ukulele, shape 4 (3565)
From the 3rd fret3565

Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 3rd fret; C 2nd fret; E 1st fret; A 1st fret.

B♭ chord on Piano

B♭ chord on piano: B♭, D, F

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 2,093 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:

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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