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).

What scale goes with Bbm?

Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm: Bb Minor, Bb Minor Pentatonic, Bb Blues, Bb Major Blues, Bb Dorian, Bb Phrygian.

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.

Scales to play over Bbm

These scales start on Bb and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Bbm is the chord of the moment.

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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).
What scale goes with Bbm?: Scales on Bb that contain every note of Bbm: Bb Minor, Bb Minor Pentatonic, Bb Blues, Bb Major Blues, Bb Dorian, Bb Phrygian.

Minor chords in every key

Cm C#m Dm Ebm Em Fm F#m Gm Abm Am Bbm Bm