B♭ / A♯ Chords
Every common B♭ / A♯ chord on guitar and piano. Pick a chord to see the grip, hear it, and switch between variants like B♭, B♭m and B♭7. Print gives you all B♭ chords on one sheet.
B♭
B♭ major
- B♭R
- D3
- F5
Guitar
Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little. ✕ = don't play that string, ○ = play it open.
Piano
All B♭ / A♯ chords at a glance
| Chord | Name | Notes | Formula |
|---|---|---|---|
| B♭ | B♭ major | B♭ D F | R 3 5 |
| B♭m | B♭ minor | B♭ D♭ F | R ♭3 5 |
| B♭7 | B♭ dominant 7th | B♭ D F A♭ | R 3 5 ♭7 |
| B♭maj7 | B♭ major 7th | B♭ D F A | R 3 5 7 |
| B♭m7 | B♭ minor 7th | B♭ D♭ F A♭ | R ♭3 5 ♭7 |
| B♭sus2 | B♭ suspended 2nd | B♭ C F | R 2 5 |
| B♭sus4 | B♭ suspended 4th | B♭ E♭ F | R 4 5 |
| B♭add9 | B♭ add 9 | B♭ D F C | R 3 5 9 |
| B♭6 | B♭ major 6th | B♭ D F G | R 3 5 6 |
| A♯dim | A♯ diminished | A♯ C♯ E | R ♭3 ♭5 |
| B♭aug | B♭ augmented | B♭ D F♯ | R 3 ♯5 |
| A♯m7♭5 | A♯ half-diminished 7th | A♯ C♯ E G♯ | R ♭3 ♭5 ♭7 |
The easiest way to play them
On guitar, B♭ is easiest as a barre, 1st fret grip and B♭m as a barre, 1st fret grip. Barre chords take practice: press the index finger flat across the strings, close to the fret, and roll it slightly onto its side. On piano, every chord here starts with the same hand shape — thumb on B♭, then fingers 3 and 5 for a triad (1-2-3-5 for four-note chords). Inversions keep the same notes but put a different one at the bottom, which makes moving between chords smoother.
Keys that use B♭ and B♭m
B♭ major scale · B♭ minor scale · Chord finder — name any chord from its notes