1,008 guitar chords with several shapes each, finger numbers, difficulty and real sound, in any tuning.
B♭ major (also written A♯ major) is a major chord made of 3 notes: B♭, D, F. It sounds bright, settled and complete, and you hear it in the home chord of countless songs in every style. It is the I chord of B♭ major and turns up in 5 other keys.
The library above opens on B♭ with 14 shapes up and down the neck, starting with hand-checked ones. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from B♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| B♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| D | 3 | major third | 4 |
| F | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
Formula: 1 – 3 – 5. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, A♯ is A♯, C𝄪, E♯: the same sounds under different names.
x13331x1333x688766x10331xx876xxxx(15)(15)(13)The fret 1 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 6th fret (688766): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
B♭ belongs to 6 keys: V in E♭ major, IV in F major, I in B♭ major, VII in C minor, VI in D minor, III in G minor. In B♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: B♭ – F – Gm – E♭.
B♭, D, F: the root, major third, fifth.
Fret 1: x1333x (low string first), rated Easy.
B♭ has D where B♭m has D♭. B♭ sounds bright, settled and complete; B♭m sounds darker and more serious than a major chord.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 4 fingers.