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♭

Bb major

Left-handed

Open

B♭

× 1 0 3 3 14 fingers

✕✕

B♭

× 1 0 3 3 ×3 fingers

✕✕

B♭

× 1 0 × 3 13 fingers

1st position

B♭

× 1 3 3 3 1barre · 4 fingers

✕✕✕

B♭

× × × 3 3 13 fingers

B♭

1 1 3 3 3 1barre · 4 fingers

3rd position

3fr

B♭

6 5 3 3 3 6barre · 4 fingers

3fr

B♭

6 5 3 3 3 ×barre · 3 fingers

3fr

B♭

6 5 3 3 6 ×barre · 4 fingers

5th position

5fr

B♭

6 5 0 7 6 ×4 fingers

✕✕

5fr

B♭

6 5 8 7 × ×4 fingers

5fr

B♭

6 5 0 × 6 64 fingers

6th position

6fr

B♭

6 8 8 7 6 6barre · 4 fingers

6fr

B♭

6 8 8 7 6 ×barre · 4 fingers

✕✕

6fr

B♭

× × 8 7 6 64 fingers

7th position

✕✕✕

7fr

B♭

× 8 8 7 × ×3 fingers

✕✕✕

7fr

B♭

× × 8 7 × 103 fingers

✕✕

7fr

B♭

10 8 8 7 × ×4 fingers

8th position

✕✕

8fr

B♭

× × 8 10 11 104 fingers

8fr

B♭

× 8 8 10 11 10barre · 4 fingers

✕✕✕

8fr

B♭

× × 8 10 × 103 fingers

10th position

✕✕✕

10fr

B♭

× × × 10 11 103 fingers

✕✕

10fr

B♭

× × 12 10 11 104 fingers

10fr

B♭

10 × 12 10 11 10barre · 3 fingers

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