B♭5 banjo chord

How to play B♭5 on banjo

The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the low D to the high D at the 3rd fret and your little finger on the B string at the 6th fret. Don’t play the short G string.

From the short G string x 3 3 6 3 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in B♭5?

B♭5, B♭ power chord, is B♭ and F: the root (B♭) and the perfect fifth (F). Its formula is 1 5.

Is B♭5 major or minor?

Neither. B♭5 is B♭ and F, with no third, which is why it works under major and minor songs alike and stays clear with distortion.

Can I play B♭5 instead of B♭ or B♭m?

In rock, yes: power chords stand in for both.