Chord Shapes

Know the chord but not where to put your fingers? Pick it below to see the ways to play it, grouped by position on the neck.

Root

Chord

Tuning

Capo

B♭add9

B♭ add9

Left-handed

Open

B♭

× 1 0 3 1 14 fingers

✕✕

B♭

× 1 0 × 1 13 fingers

✕✕

B♭

× 1 0 3 1 ×3 fingers

1st position

B♭

1 3 × 3 3 1barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

B♭

× 3 × 3 3 14 fingers

✕✕

B♭

1 3 × 3 3 ×4 fingers

3rd position

3fr

B♭

6 3 3 3 3 6barre · 3 fingers

3fr

B♭

6 3 3 5 3 6barre · 4 fingers

3fr

B♭

6 3 3 3 3 ×barre · 2 fingers

5th position

5fr

B♭

6 5 8 5 6 ×barre · 4 fingers

5fr

B♭

6 5 × 5 6 6barre · 4 fingers

5fr

B♭

6 5 0 5 6 ×4 fingers

6th position

✕✕

6fr

B♭

× × 8 7 6 84 fingers

6fr

B♭

6 × 8 7 6 8barre · 4 fingers

6fr

B♭

6 8 × 7 6 8barre · 4 fingers

7th position

✕✕✕

7fr

B♭

× × 8 7 × 83 fingers

✕✕

7fr

B♭

8 8 8 7 × ×4 fingers

✕✕

7fr

B♭

× 8 8 7 × 84 fingers

8th position

8fr

B♭

8 8 8 10 11 10barre · 4 fingers

8fr

B♭

10 8 8 10 11 8barre · 4 fingers

8fr

B♭

8 8 8 10 × 10barre · 3 fingers

10th position

✕✕

10fr

B♭

× × 10 10 11 10barre · 2 fingers

10fr

B♭

10 × 10 10 11 10barre · 2 fingers

✕✕

10fr

B♭

10 × 10 10 11 ×barre · 2 fingers

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