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Guitar chord · Minor

Bbm chord (Bb Minor)

Sad, deep, and melancholic fundamental minor triad.

Notes BbDbF
Formula 1 ♭3 5
Shapes 3 on this page

Bbm chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Bb.

Open Am / Am-Shape x 1 3 3 2 1
Open Em / Em-Shape 6 8 8 6 6 6
Open Dm / Dm-Shape x x 8 10 11 9

Interactive chord diagram

Bbm on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E

Tap any note to hear it.

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Questions

What notes are in a Bbm chord?
Bbm is Bb, Db, F: the 1, ♭3, 5 of Bb.
How do you play Bbm on guitar?
Open Am / Am-Shape: x 1 3 3 2 1; Open Em / Em-Shape: 6 8 8 6 6 6; Open Dm / Dm-Shape: x x 8 10 11 9 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

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