Irish bouzouki B♭ chord (ADAD)B♭ major: 1 3 1 0, and 3 more shapes
Frets, low course to high: 1 3 1 0 (open position)
- Low A course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), B♭
- Low D course: 3rd fret, ring finger, F
- High A course: 1st fret, index finger (barre), B♭
- High D course: open, D
Sounds: B♭ F B♭ D · B♭ is B♭, D, F (1 · 3 · 5)
Found in: G dorian (♭III), D minor (♭VI), G minor (♭III), F major (IV), B♭ major (I), E♭ major (V)
Open courses that ring: D is a note of B♭, so it can drone under it.
Tuning ADAD: A D A D, low to high.
The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose ADAD once in its Settings and it remembers.
More B♭ shapes
- 1 0 1 3
open - 8 0 5 8
5fr · Bb/F - 8 0 8 8
8fr · Bb/F
B♭ in session keys
- D minor (♭VI, a main chord): Dm – C – B♭ – C
- F major (IV, a main chord): F – B♭ – F – C (a plain backing for many reels and jigs)
- C mixolydian (♭VII, a main chord): C – B♭ – C
- F mixolydian (IV, a main chord): F – B♭ – F – E♭ (reels in D or A mix)
- C dorian (♭VII, a main chord): Cm – B♭ – Cm
- F dorian (IV, a main chord): Fm – E♭ – B♭ – Fm (the major IV is the dorian colour)
Other B♭ chords, Irish bouzouki ADAD
Other major chords
B♭ in other tunings
All Irish bouzouki ADAD chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app