Bb5 chord
Bb5 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
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Bb5 is equivalent to A sharp 5th. It's usually played as a movable shape with the bass note on the 6th or 5th string.
Chord structure
The chord consists of two notes. The notes represent the root and perfect fifth. Notice that the root is sometimes doubled.
Chord name
Bb5 is an abbreviation for B flat fifth, also known as B flat power chord.
Notes
The notes that the Bb5 chord consists of are Bb and F.
Inversions
Bb5/F (means that F is the bass note).
Chord progressions
Examples of progressions featuring Bb5.
| Progression 1: Typical three-chord sequence, spanning five frets. | ||
|---|---|---|
Bb5
X13XXX |
C5
X35XXX |
F5
13XXXX |
| Progression 2: Shifting bass tone vamp. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Bb5
68XXXX |
Bb5/A
58XXXX |
Bb5
68XXXX |
Bb5/A
58XXXX |
| Progression 3: Shifting to ambiguous power chord vamp. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Bb5
688XXX |
Bb5(b5,no3)
678XXX |
Bb5
688XXX |
Bb5(b5,no3)
678XXX |
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