Bb Major Piano Chord
Root
Bb3rd
D5th
FE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Bb
D
F
The Notes in a Bb Major Chord
The Root
The root is the bottom note of the chord, the starting point to which the other notes relate. The root of a Bb Major chord is Bb.
The 3rd
The third of a Bb Major chord is D. The third is up four half-steps from the Root.
Finding D from Bb step by step:
- Start on: Bb
- Step 1: move up to B
- Step 2: move up to C
- Step 3: move up to Db
- Step 4: Land on D
3rd
DRoot
Bb1
2
3
- B is a minor second above Bb.
- C is a major 2nd above Bb.
- Db is a minor third above Bb.
- D is a major third above Bb.
The 5th
The fifth of a Bb Major chord is F. The fifth is down five half-steps from the Root.
Finding F from Bb step by step:
- Start on: Bb
- Step 1: move down to A
- Step 2: move down to Ab
- Step 3: move down to G
- Step 4: move down to Gb
- Step 5: Land on F
5th
FRoot
Bb1
2
3
4
- A is a minor second below Bb.
- Ab is a major 2nd below Bb.
- G is a minor third below Bb.
- Gb is a major third below Bb.
- F is a fourth below Bb. The 5th is down a fourth? Confusing, right? The note F is down 5 half-steps from Bb, but up 7 half-steps from Bb:
5th
FRoot
Bb1
2
3
4
5
6
The Inversions of Bb Major
Root Position
Root
Bb3rd
D5th
FE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
Bb
D
F
1st Inversion
3rd
D5th
FRoot
BbE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
D
F
Bb
2nd Inversion
5th
FRoot
Bb3rd
DE
G
B
D
F
F
A
C
E
F
Bb
D
