Bb Piano Chord

The Bb chord is a major triad built on the root note A#. It contains the notes A#, D, F.

How to play Bb

DFDFA#

Press all highlighted keys together. Use any comfortable fingering — for a right-hand triad, thumb on root, middle on 3rd, pinky on 5th is standard.

Chord theory

Root note
A#
Quality
Major triad
Notes (intervals)
A# (Root), D (M3), F (P5)
Number of notes
3

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