Piano chord
B♭ minor chord
B♭m is a minor triad: the root B♭, a minor 3rd up to D♭ and a perfect 5th up to F.
- Symbol
- B♭m
- Notes
- B♭ – D♭ – F
Play it yourself
Tap B♭, D♭ and F on the keys below, in any order.
- B♭
- D♭
- F
Minor chords sound darker and more serious than major ones. The only difference is the middle note: the third is one half step lower.
Inversions of B♭m
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
B♭ – D♭ – F
- 1st inversion · B♭m/D♭
D♭ – F – B♭
- 2nd inversion · B♭m/F
F – B♭ – D♭
Keys with B♭m
B♭m occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.