Bb piano chord — the keys, the inversions, the theory
Bb is a major chord built from Bb, D, F. Below: the keys to press, every inversion with its own diagram, the intervals it is made of, the keys whose scale contains it, and a progression that actually uses it. Press any diagram to hear it.
Bb
Bb · D · F
Semitones above the root: 0 – 4 – 7
A major third at the bottom is what makes this bright and settled.
Inversions of Bb
Root position
Bb · D · F · bass Bb
Inversion 1
D · F · Bb · bass D
Inversion 2
F · Bb · D · bass F
Same chord, different note at the bottom. Press a diagram to hear it — inversions are how you move between chords without jumping your hand across the keyboard.
Keys that contain Bb
- EbV
- BbI
- FIV
In Eb it does this job: I – V – vi – IV
- Eb
- Bb
- Cm
- Ab