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B♭5 guitar shapes
Popular fretboard positions with fingering suggestions
Showing 8 of 48 playable shapes
About the chord
B♭5 guitar chord
The B♭5 power chord (5th), consisting of the root (B♭5) and perfect fifth F, provides a bold, open sound without major or minor coloration. Its simplicity and neutrality make it a staple in rock, punk, and metal for driving rhythms and raw power.
Root note: B♭
Quality: 5
Chord tones: 2
Playable shapes: 48
Chord tones
B♭F
Notes & Intervals
Each note below shows how the chord is built from its root. This is the theory layer underneath the fretboard shapes.
B♭ Unison (Root) 1
The root anchors the chord and defines its tonal center.
F Perfect Fifth 5
The fifth reinforces stability and gives the chord its strong harmonic frame.
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