Irish bouzouki B♭m chord (GDAE)B♭ minor: 3 3 4 x, and 2 more shapes

Bbm chord chart for Irish bouzouki in GDAE tuning: 3 3 4 x, open position
Bbm (Bb minor) on the Irish bouzouki, GDAE: 3 3 4 x, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 3 3 4 x (open position)

  1. G course: 3rd fret, index finger (barre), B♭
  2. D course: 3rd fret, index finger (barre), F
  3. A course: 4th fret, middle finger, D♭
  4. E course: not played

Sounds: B♭ F D♭  ·  B♭m is B♭, D♭, F (1 · ♭3 · 5)

Found in: F♯ major (iii), D♭ major (vi), A♭ major (ii), E♭ mixolydian (v), D♭ mixolydian (vi), A♭ mixolydian (ii)

Tuning GDAE: G D A E, low to high. The octave mandolin uses the same tuning, so these shapes fit it too.

Hear it in the app ›

The link can’t set the tuning: the app starts on the Irish bouzouki in GDAD. Choose GDAE once in its Settings and it remembers.

More B♭m shapes

  1. 6fr1231D♭B♭FB♭6 8 8 6
    6fr · Bbm/Db
  2. 8fr3112FB♭FD♭10 8 8 9
    8fr · Bbm/F

B♭m in session keys

Other B♭ chords, Irish bouzouki GDAE

B♭B♭mB♭7

Other minor chords

DmGmAmEmBmCmFmB♭mE♭mF♯mC♯mG♯m

B♭m in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, ADADMandolin, GDAE

All Irish bouzouki GDAE chords · Printable chart (PDF) · Tuning · The app