B♭

B♭ is the bb major chord, spelled B♭ – D – F. the foundation triad — stable, bright, and the reference point every other chord colour is measured against.

The keys
C4C5C6
B♭ – D – F
Practise this chord

Plug in your MIDI keyboard and let Coach Tshepho drill you on B♭ — it plays the chord, names any wrong notes as you play, and moves you on when you nail it.

Create your free account →
What's inside B♭
NoteInterval from rootDegree
B♭Root1
DMajor 3rd3
FPerfect 5th5
Inversions
PositionKeys (low → high)
Root positionB♭4 – D5 – F5
1st inversionD5 – F5 – B♭5
2nd inversionF5 – B♭5 – D6
A working voicing

Split the chord between two hands the way working players do — a solid shell low down, the colour tones up top:

HandKeys
Left (shell)B♭2 – F3
Right (colour)D5 – F5
Where B♭ lives

As the I chord

B♭ → E♭ → F → B♭

The classic I–IV–V–I motion with this chord as home.

In a ii–V–I

Cm7 → F7 → B♭

The strongest cadence in harmony, resolving onto this chord.

Put B♭ under your fingers

Hear every voicing, see the keys light up, and drill it in the interactive Chord & Voicing Lab.

Open the Chord & Voicing Lab →
Worship songs that use B♭
Ungukuphila · Xolly Mncwango Ndza Khensa Nsovo · Mabongi Imiqhele · Tshwane Gospel Choir ft Virginia Mukwevho Haleluyah Mdumiseni · Lebo Sekgobela Bina Moya Waka · Spirit Of Praise 9 ft Mmatema Ngidinga Wena · Takesure Zamar Ncube Sefapanong Ke Bohang · Eternal Glory Church Worship
Take it further
Build a progression with it → Reharmonize it →
More Bb chords
B♭m B♭dim B♭aug B♭sus2 B♭sus4 B♭6 B♭m6 B♭7 B♭maj7 B♭m7 B♭m7♭5 B♭dim7 B♭m(maj7) B♭9 B♭maj9 B♭m9 B♭add9 B♭6/9 B♭m11 B♭13 B♭7♭9 B♭7♯9 B♭7♯5
Major in every key
C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B
Play it over a groove
Free worship grooves & loops →