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B♭ major chord

Symbol: B♭ · Notes: B♭ – D – F

The most common chord: stable and bright, it opens and closes most songs. Three notes: the root, the major third (4 semitones up) and the perfect fifth (7 semitones up).

How it is built

• B♭: root
• D: major third
• F: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: B♭ – D – F
• 1st inversion: D – F – B♭
• 2nd inversion: F – B♭ – D

In which keys

• V (dominant) in E♭ major
• IV (subdominant) in F major
• I (tonic) in B♭ major
• VII in C minor
• VI in D minor
• III in G minor
• V (dominant) in E♭ harmonic minor

Other B♭ chords

B♭m · B♭7 · B♭maj7 · B♭m7 · B♭sus2 · B♭sus4 · A♯dim · B♭+ · B♭6 · B♭m6 · B♭add9 · A♯dim7 · A♯m7♭5

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