B♭m chord (B♭ minor)

The B♭m chord (same sound as A♯m) is a minor chord built on B♭. A minor triad: a major chord with the third lowered by a half step. It sounds darker and calmer, common in ballads and minor-key songs.

B♭m guitar chord

The left vertical line is the 6th (thickest) string. Numbers in dots are fingers (1 index · 2 middle · 3 ring · 4 little), × means don't play that string and ○ means open.

Play it the easy way with a capo

• Capo on fret 1 + Am shape
• Capo on fret 6 + Em shape

With a capo on for the whole song, every other chord moves by the same number of frets.

B♭m chord notes

B♭m piano chord

On piano, press these 3 notes together. Bass players usually play the root, B♭.

Keys that use B♭m

• D♭ major: vi
• F♯ major: iii (written A♯m)
• A♭ major: ii
• E♭ minor: v
• F minor: iv
• B♭ minor: i

Progressions in D♭ major

• D♭ – A♭ – B♭m – G♭ (I – V – vi – IV, the most common pop progression)
• D♭ – B♭m – G♭ – A♭ (I – vi – IV – V, the '50s progression, ballads)

Transposing B♭m

One half step up, B♭m becomes Bm; one half step down, Am. To change the key of a whole PDF score, open it in the free PDF transposer.

Other B♭ chords

B♭B♭mB♭7B♭m7B♭maj7

All guitar chords