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Chord & Fret

Bb/C — with the ninth in the bass

Also written A#/C — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in Bb/C: C – Bb – D – FFormula: 1 – 3 – 5 / 9

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

The C triad over a D bass. Heard from the bottom up it is a suspended chord — a D with a fourth and a seventh, no third: open, and saying nothing about major or minor.

The same chord on all four instruments

Bb/C, x 3 0 3 1 1Bb/C2311×CDBbCF
Guitar
Bb/C, x 3 0 3 1 1Bb/C2311×CDBbCF
Electric guitar
Bb/C, 10 10 11 12Bb/C101123CFBbD
Cavaquinho
Bb/C, 7 0 6 8Bb/C6213DCBbF
Ukulele

Where to use it: Right before the resolving chord, in gospel, pop and keyboard fills.

Every region of the neck hides more shapes of Bb/C. In Chord & Fret, you check it note by note, playing any shape as an arpeggio; compare positions with their difficulty marked; and set a capo — the diagrams redraw above it. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. Plays offline.

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Part of the Inversions (slash) family.

Other chords in this family

Bb/DBb/FBb/ABb/EbBb/G

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