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About the B♭5 chord

The B♭5 chord (power chord) is made up of 2 notes — B♭ is the root and F the perfect fifth. There is no third at all, just the root and fifth, which is why it sounds neither major nor minor.

On guitar, B♭5 chords sit higher up the neck: x133xx, around the 1st fret. Leave the low E, B and high E strings out and strum the rest. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings in all.

Power chords are just root and fifth — no third — giving the punchy, neutral sound of rock and metal.

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Common questions

What notes are in the B♭5 chord?

The B♭5 chord contains the notes B♭ and F.

How do you play B♭5 on guitar?

A common shape is x133xx. The diagrams above show 4 playable voicings you can strum or hear.

What intervals make up the B♭5 chord?

The B♭5 chord is built from the root (B♭) and a perfect fifth (F).

Is B♭5 the same as A♯5?

Yes — B♭ and A♯ are two names for the same pitch (enharmonic equivalents), so B♭5 and A♯5 are the same chord. MobileChords spells it B♭5.

More than a chord chart

The chart above is just the start. Open B♭5 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.