How to Play Bb on Piano

The Bb Major chord sounds bright and resolved. It stacks 3 notes: Bb – D – F.

A root, a major third and a perfect fifth — the chord every other chord is measured against.

Notes in Bb

NoteIntervalFinger
BbBb4Root1
DD5Major 3rd3
FF5Perfect 5th5

How to Play

Right Hand

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

Where it sits

One note of this chord (Bb) is 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 Major Chords

C
C – E – G
Db
Db – F – Ab
D
D – F# – A
Eb
Eb – G – Bb
E
E – G# – B
F
F – A – C
F#
F# – A# – C#
G
G – B – D
Ab
Ab – C – Eb
A
A – C# – E
B
B – D# – F#

Other Bb Chords

Bb6
Bb – D – F – G
Bb7
Bb – D – F – Ab
Bb9
Bb – D – F – Ab – C
Bbm
Bb – Db – 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