Guitar chord · Suspended & power
B♭ power chord chord on guitar
x133xx · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play B♭5 on guitar, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Just the root and 5th — punchy and neutral, a rock guitar staple.
- Notes
- B♭F
- Formula
- 15
- Built from
- root · perfect 5th
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 6 voicings · E string on the left · Other tunings →
How to play it · 1st fret
- 6th string (low E): don’t play — mute it
- 5th string (A): 1st fret, index finger (1) B♭
- 4th string (D): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) F
- 3rd string (G): 3rd fret, pinky finger (4) B♭
- 2nd string (B): don’t play — mute it
- 1st string (high E): don’t play — mute it
Tablature
e|--x---| B|--x---| G|--3---| D|--3---| A|--1---| E|--x---|
Top line is the high E string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B♭5 note on the guitar neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B♭5 on guitar
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.
