Mandolin B♭m chordB♭ minor: 3 3 4 1, and 3 more shapes

Bbm chord chart for mandolin in GDAE tuning: 3 3 4 1, open position
Bbm (Bb minor) on the mandolin, GDAE: 3 3 4 1, low course to high. Fingers are numbered on the dots; brass marks the root.

Frets, low course to high: 3 3 4 1 (open position)

  1. G course: 3rd fret, middle finger, B♭
  2. D course: 3rd fret, ring finger, F
  3. A course: 4th fret, little finger, D♭
  4. E course: 1st fret, index finger, F

Sounds: B♭ F D♭ F  ·  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.

Hear it in the app ›

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

More B♭m shapes

  1. 3fr1124B♭FD♭B♭3 3 4 6
    3fr
  2. 6fr1231D♭B♭FB♭6 8 8 6
    6fr · Bbm/Db
  3. 8fr3112FB♭FD♭10 8 8 9
    8fr · Bbm/F

B♭m in session keys

Other B♭ chords, Mandolin GDAE

B♭B♭mB♭7

Other minor chords

DmGmAmEmBmCmFmB♭mE♭mF♯mC♯mG♯m

B♭m in other tunings

Irish bouzouki, GDADIrish bouzouki, GDAEIrish bouzouki, ADAD

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