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Chords in the key of Bb major on 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 guitar, the shapes below are the seventh chords of every degree, and the tonic one has Bb in the bass.

On the guitar, six strings give the chord room to breathe — some positions use them all, others ask you to mute the lowest ones. Its hollow wooden body gives every chord a warm, natural ring that blooms and fades on its own.

Seventh chords in Bb major on 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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