B♭ minor (B♭m)

Also called A♯ minor (A♯m).

A minor chord: root, minor third and fifth. Darker than a major chord.

There’s no open shape: it’s played as a barre chord, starting at the 1st fret. It’s the home chord of the key of B♭ minor; in major keys, you’ll find it in D♭ major, A♭ major and F♯ major.

Notes:: B♭, D♭, F.
Formula:: 1, ♭3, 5.
Difficulty:: Intermediate.
Strings played:: 5 (from the A string).

Chord diagram

e|--1--|
B|--2--|
G|--3--|
D|--3--|
A|--1--|
E|--x--|

Other positions

e|--6--|
B|--6--|
G|--6--|
D|--8--|
A|--8--|
E|--6--|

Capo tip: put the capo at the 1st fret and play the A minor shape: you hear B♭ minor, with no barre.The capo

Often played with

The chords in its key, the ones you hear most often around B♭ minor.

e|--6--|
B|--7--|
G|--8--|
D|--8--|
A|--6--|
E|--x--|

E♭ minoriv

e|--1--|
B|--1--|
G|--1--|
D|--3--|
A|--3--|
E|--1--|

F minorv

e|--2--|
B|--2--|
G|--3--|
D|--4--|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|

F♯ major♭VI

e|--4--|
B|--4--|
G|--5--|
D|--6--|
A|--6--|
E|--4--|

A♭ major♭VII