PorchtoneQuick answer: the seven chords in B♭ minor are B♭m, C°, D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭, A♭. The strongest are B♭m, E♭m and Fm (the i, iv and v); most songs in B♭m lean on those.
The chords
| B♭miB♭ D♭ F | C°ii°C E♭ G♭ | D♭IIID♭ F A♭ | E♭mivE♭ G♭ B♭ | FmvF A♭ C | G♭VIG♭ B♭ D♭ | A♭VIIA♭ C E♭ |
Progressions that sound good in B♭m
- AndalusianB♭m – A♭ – G♭ – F (i VII VI V)
A falling bass line with Spanish drama.
- Night driveB♭m – G♭ – D♭ – A♭ (i VI III VII)
Dark but moving forward; huge in film and alt-pop.
Playing in B♭m with a capo
If the barre chords in B♭m are a stretch, put a capo on and play easier open shapes. The song still sounds in B♭m.
| Capo | Play these shapes |
|---|---|
| Fret 1 | Am, B°, C, Dm, Em, F (shapes from Am) |
| Fret 6 | Em, G♭°, G, Am, Bm, C (shapes from Em) |
Related keys
B♭ minor shares all its chords with its relative major, D♭ major. Its closest neighbours are F minor and E♭ minor, which share six of its seven notes and make easy key changes.