Ukulele chord · Triads
B♭ minor chord on ukulele
3111 · Barre · 1st fret
All 6 shapes, tab & fingering ↓
6 ways to play B♭m on ukulele, with finger positions, tabs and step-by-step instructions.
Darker and more melancholy than major, but just as stable.
B♭m is the ii chord in A♭ major, iii in F♯ major and vi in D♭ major. In minor keys: i in B♭ minor and iv in F minor.
- Notes
- B♭D♭F
- Formula
- 1♭35
- Built from
- root · minor 3rd · perfect 5th
Ukulele
Standard G C E A tuning · 6 voicings · G string on the left
How to play it · Barre · 1st fret
- Lay your index finger (1) flat across 3 strings at the 1st fret — this is the barre.
- 4th string (G): 3rd fret, ring finger (3) B♭
- 3rd string (C): 1st fret, held by the barre D♭
- 2nd string (E): 1st fret, held by the barre F
- 1st string (A): 1st fret, held by the barre B♭
Tablature
A|--1---| E|--1---| C|--1---| G|--3---|
Top line is the A string. x = don’t play, 0 = open string.
Every B♭m note on the ukulele neck
Bright dots are the selected voicing — the rest are other places you can find the same chord tones.
Tips for playing B♭m on ukulele
3111: index finger barring the 1st fret, ring finger on the G string’s 3rd.
You’ll find B♭m in common progressions such as A♯m–F♯–C♯–G♯ (the minor-feel pop progression in C♯ major), B♭m–G♭–D♭–A♭ (the epic minor progression in B♭ minor) and B♭m–E♭m–F–B♭m (the minor cadence in B♭ minor).
