A# or Bb chord
A# or Bb major chord for guitar in different forms: basic, as barre chord and with a capo.
See also A# minor chord.
A#
A# (capo 3)
A# barre 1st
A# barre 2nd
Alternative shapes
A#
Description
A# and Bb (A sharp and B flat major) are the same chord, but their names change depending on the key they are played in.
Try in a chord progression
A# - Dm - Cm - F / Bb - Dm - Cm - F
Chords that sound good together with A#
The primary chords that sound good in a chord progression with A# is: Cm, Dm, D#, F and Gm.
Follow-up chords
Chords that are likely to follow A# / Bb major in progressions:
› D# / Eb
› F7
› Gm
Theory of the A# / Bb chord
The notes that the A# chord consists of are A#, D, F. For a Bb chord the notes are written Bb, D, F.
Omissions
A# (no3) is an A# major with no third (D). A#(no3) is theoretically identical with A#5.
A# (no5) is an A# major with no fifth (F).
Alternatives with capo
A shape with a capo on 1st fret.
G shape with a capo on 3rd fret (see picture).
E shape with a capo on 6th fret.
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