B♭

About the B♭ chord

The B♭ chord (major) is made up of 3 notes — B♭ is the root, D the major third and F the perfect fifth. It is the plainest, most stable chord there is — a major triad with nothing added.

On guitar, B♭ chords are usually played as a barre — x13331, with your first finger laid flat across the 1st fret. Leave the low E string out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.

Major chords sound bright and settled, anchoring a huge share of pop, folk and rock.

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Common questions

What notes are in the B♭ chord?

The B♭ chord contains the notes B♭, D and F.

How do you play B♭ on guitar?

A common shape is x13331. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.

What intervals make up the B♭ chord?

The B♭ chord is built from the root (B♭), a major third (D) and a perfect fifth (F).

Is B♭ the same as A♯?

Yes — B♭ and A♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so B♭ and A♯ are the same chord. MobileChords spells it B♭.

More than a chord chart

The chart above is just the start. Open B♭ in the finder to hear it on guitar and piano and browse every playable voicing side by side. Or switch to Name my chord — tap frets or keys and MobileChords identifies the chord you're playing, inversions and slash chords included.