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B♭6 chord on piano

Bb major 6th: B♭ · D · F · G. It sounds sweet, vintage, at rest — the classic last chord of the jazz age.

NotesB♭ D F G Built fromroot + major 3rd + perfect 5th + major 6th
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On the keyboard

DFGDFGB♭B♭

Fingering

Right hand, root position: B♭ — finger 1 · D — finger 2 · F — finger 3 · G — finger 5. (1 = thumb, 5 = little finger.)

Inversions

The same notes in a different order. Inversions are how players move between chords without jumping:

Songs that use B♭6

Bach/GounodAve Maria Bb major · Intermediate LeontovychCarol of the Bells D minor · Intermediate C.P.E. BachSolfeggietto C minor · Intermediate BrahmsHungarian Dance No. 1 G minor · Intermediate TchaikovskySong of the Lark G minor · Intermediate J.S. BachPrelude BWV 1006 C major · Intermediate

B♭ chords of every quality

B♭B♭mB♭7B♭maj7B♭m7B♭6B♭m6B♭dimB♭dim7B♭augB♭sus2B♭sus4B♭add9B♭9

Every major 6th chord

C6D♭6D6E♭6E6F6F♯6G6A♭6A6B♭6B6

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