Suspended & power
B♭ power chord chord
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- B♭F
- Formula
- 15
- Built from
- root · perfect 5th
How to play B♭5
About the B♭ power chord chord
Playing it
On guitar, the usual B♭5 shape is x133xx at the 1st fret. It has no open strings, so it’s a movable shape — slide it along the neck for other power chord chords. Don’t strum the low E, B and high E strings.
On piano, B♭5 has one black key (B♭) and one white key.
On ukulele the usual B♭5 shape is x568, using three fingers up at the 5th fret.
