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B♭m Chord on Guitar

B♭m is the B♭ minor chord — 3 notes (B♭, D♭, F) built from the formula 1 ♭3 5. Below are playable shapes across the fretboard, the keys it belongs to and the scales to use when soloing over it.

Notes: B♭ · D♭ · FFormula: 1 · ♭3 · 5Hear it and see it on the fretboard ▸

B♭m: Chord shapes (open & barre)

  • B♭m – fret 1×R5R♭35fret 1
  • B♭m – fret 33R♭35R5×fret 3
  • B♭m – fret 66R5R♭35Rfret 6
  • B♭m – fret 88××R5R♭3fret 8
  • B♭m – fret 1010×R♭35R×fret 10
  • B♭m – fret 1313×R5R♭35fret 13

B♭m: Triad voicings (3 strings)

  • B♭m – bass: R3R♭35×××bass: R
  • B♭m – bass: R10×R♭35××bass: R
  • B♭m – bass: R6××R♭35×bass: R
  • B♭m – bass: R×××R♭35bass: R
  • B♭m – bass: ♭38♭35R×××bass: ♭3
  • B♭m – bass: ♭3×♭35R××bass: ♭3
  • B♭m – bass: ♭310××♭35R×bass: ♭3
  • B♭m – bass: ♭36×××♭35Rbass: ♭3
  • B♭m – bass: 5115R♭3×××bass: 5
  • B♭m – bass: 56×5R♭3××bass: 5
  • B♭m – bass: 5××5R♭3×bass: 5
  • B♭m – bass: 59×××5R♭3bass: 5

Keys that contain B♭m

Scales to play over B♭m

Ordered from the most common choice. All of them contain B♭, D♭, F.

Other B♭ chords

Triads

Sevenths

Sixths

Added

Extended

Minor chords in other keys

FAQ

What notes are in the B♭m chord?
B♭m (B♭ minor) contains B♭, D♭, F — formula 1 ♭3 5.
How do you play B♭m on guitar?
A common shape is x13321 (low E to high E, x = muted string, around fret 1). This page shows more shapes, drop 2, drop 3 and shell voicings in the interactive library.
What scale goes with B♭m?
Good choices to solo over B♭m: B♭ Aeolian (Minor), B♭ Dorian, B♭ Minor pentatonic.
What key is B♭m in?
B♭m is diatonic in D♭ major (vi), F♯ major (iii), A♭ major (ii), E♭ minor (v), F minor (iv), B♭ minor (i).