How to Play Bbm on Piano

The Bb Minor chord sounds dark and inward. It stacks 3 notes: Bb – Db – F.

Flattening the third by a semitone is the whole difference between major and minor. Everything else is identical.

Notes in Bbm

NoteIntervalFinger
BbBb4Root1
DbDb5Minor 3rd3
FF5Perfect 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

Place your thumb (finger 1) on Bb. Use finger 3 on Db and finger 5 on F.

Where it sits

2 notes of this chord (Bb, Db) are on black keys, so play it a little further back on the keys than an all-white shape.

Press all 3 keys at the same time. Keep your wrist relaxed and your fingers curved. The blue dots on the piano below show exactly which keys to press — they turn green when you play the right note.

Other Minor Chords

Cm
C – Eb – G
C#m
C# – E – G#
Dm
D – F – A
Ebm
Eb – Gb – Bb
Em
E – G – B
Fm
F – Ab – C
F#m
F# – A – C#
Gm
G – Bb – D
G#m
G# – B – D#
Am
A – C – E
Bm
B – D – F#

Other Bb Chords

Bb6
Bb – D – F – G
Bb7
Bb – D – F – Ab
Bb9
Bb – D – F – Ab – C
Bb
Bb – D – F
Bbmaj7
Bb – D – F – A
Bbm7
Bb – Db – F – Ab
Bbaug
Bb – D – F#
Bbsus2
Bb – C – F
Bbsus4
Bb – Eb – F
Bbm6
Bb – Db – F – G
Bbadd9
Bb – D – F – C