Bb Piano Chord

The B flat major chord (B♭) is made of the notes B♭, D and F. Its formula is 1 – 3 – 5.

Tap the keyboard to hear B♭.

Notes in B♭

Note	Formula	Interval from root
B♭	1	root
D	3	major 3rd
F	5	perfect 5th

How to play B♭ on piano

Right hand: fingers 1-3-5
Left hand: fingers 5-3-1

Fingers are numbered from the thumb (1) to the little finger (5).

B♭ inversions

root position: Bb

B♭ – D – F · RH 1-3-5, LH 5-3-1

1st inversion: Bb/D

D – F – B♭ · RH 1-2-5, LH 5-3-1

2nd inversion: Bb/F

F – B♭ – D · RH 1-3-5, LH 5-2-1

Other names for Bb

B♭ is also written as B♭, Bbmaj, B♭maj, BbM, B♭M, A#, A♯, A#maj, A♯maj, A#M, A♯M.

Keys that contain B♭

E♭ major (B♭ is the V chord)
F major (B♭ is the IV chord)
B♭ major (B♭ is the I chord)
C minor (B♭ is the VII chord)
D minor (B♭ is the VI chord)
G minor (B♭ is the III chord)

More B flat chords

Major chords in every key

C
C#
D
Eb
E
F
F#
G
Ab
A
B