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Chords in the key of Bb minor on guitar

The key of Bb minor has seven diatonic chords: BbmBbmBbmBbm, C°, Db, EbmEbmEbmEbm, FmFmFmFm, Gb and Ab. As sevenths: Bbm7Bbm7Bbm7Bbm7, Cm7b5, Dbmaj7Dbmaj7Dbmaj7Dbmaj7, Ebm7Ebm7Ebm7Ebm7, Fm7Fm7Fm7Fm7, Gbmaj7Gbmaj7Gbmaj7Gbmaj7 and Ab7Ab7Ab7Ab7. They come from the Bb natural minor scale, Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb and Ab, 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 minor on guitar

Bbm7, x 1 3 1 2 1Bbm713121×BbFAbDbF
i · tonic× 1 3 1 2 1
Cm7b5, x 3 4 3 4 xCm7b51324×CGbBbEb×
ii° · subdominant× 3 4 3 4 ×
Dbmaj7, x 4 6 5 6 4Dbmaj7413241×DbAbCFAb
III · tonic× 4 6 5 6 4
Ebm7, x 6 8 6 7 6Ebm7613121×EbBbDbGbBb
iv · subdominant× 6 8 6 7 6
Fm7, 1 3 1 1 1 1Fm7131111FCEbAbCF
v · dominant1 3 1 1 1 1
Gbmaj7, 2 4 3 3 2 2Gbmaj7142311GbDbFBbDbGb
VI · subdominant2 4 3 3 2 2
Ab7, 4 6 4 5 4 4Ab74131211AbEbGbCEbAb
VII · subdominant4 6 4 5 4 4

These are the chords of the natural minor scale. In practice the v often becomes V (major) or V7, borrowed from the harmonic minor, to create the leading tone that pulls back to the tonic.

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