B♭ major sixth dyad · Open position
B♭–G guitar chord
Best match1Exact match
Chords2
G minor third dyad · Frets 3–5
G quartal chord, four notes · also Gm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 3
Famous chords5
The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 · John Williams · nearest shape for the hand
How to play B♭–G on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 1st fret. Let the G string ring open. Don’t play the low E, D, B and high E strings.
From the low E string x 1 x 0 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in B♭–G?
B♭–G, B♭ major sixth dyad, is B♭ and G: the root (B♭) and the major sixth (G). Its formula is 1 6.
More B♭ chords on guitar
B♭brightB♭msadB♭7the pullB♭maj7dreamyB♭m7mellowB♭sus2openB♭sus4openB♭add9sweetA♯dimthe edgeB♭auguneasyB♭6sweetB♭m6bittersweetB♭9the pullB♭7sus4openB♭5rawA♯m7♭5the edgeA♯dim7the edgeEvery B♭ chord ›
Major sixth dyad chords in every key
C–Atwo notesC♯–A♯two notesD–Btwo notesE♭–Ctwo notesE–C♯two notesF–Dtwo notesF♯–D♯two notesG–Etwo notesA♭–Ftwo notesA–F♯two notesB–G♯two notes