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Chords in the key of Bb major on electric guitar

The key of Bb major has seven diatonic chords: Bb, CmCmCmCm, DmDmDmDm, Eb, F, GmGmGmGm and A°. As sevenths: Bbmaj7Bbmaj7Bbmaj7Bbmaj7, Cm7Cm7Cm7Cm7, Dm7Dm7Dm7Dm7, Ebmaj7Ebmaj7Ebmaj7Ebmaj7, F7F7F7F7, Gm7Gm7Gm7Gm7 and Am7b5. They come from the Bb major scale, Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G and A, one on each note. On electric guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has Bb in the bass.

On the electric guitar a chord needs only a few clear notes — the amp sustains them and fills the space, so you mute the strings you are not playing and let the tone carry the rest. Plugged into an amp, each chord sustains for as long as you hold it, and the tone — clean or driven — shapes the whole sound.

Seventh chords in Bb major on electric guitar

Bbmaj7, x 1 3 2 3 1Bbmaj713241×BbFADF
I · tonic× 1 3 2 3 1
Cm7, x 3 5 3 4 3Cm713121×CGBbEbG
ii · subdominant× 3 5 3 4 3
Dm7, x x 0 2 1 1Dm7211××DACF
iii · tonic× × 0 2 1 1
Ebmaj7, x 6 8 7 8 6Ebmaj7613241×EbBbDGBb
IV · subdominant× 6 8 7 8 6
F7, 1 3 1 2 1 1F7131211FCEbACF
V · dominant1 3 1 2 1 1
Gm7, 3 5 3 3 3 3Gm7131111GDFBbDG
vi · tonic3 5 3 3 3 3
Am7b5, x 0 1 0 1 xAm7b512×AEbGC×
vii° · dominant× 0 1 0 1 ×

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