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B♭ minor chord

Symbol: B♭m · Notes: B♭ – D♭ – F

Darker and more wistful than the major chord: a single note changes, the third, one semitone lower (3 semitones above the root).

How it is built

• B♭: root
• D♭: minor 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

• VI in D♭ major
• III in F♯ major
• II in A♭ major
• V (dominant) in E♭ minor
• IV (subdominant) in F minor
• I (tonic) in B♭ minor

Other B♭ chords

B♭ · 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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