G minor third dyad · Frets 3–5
G–B♭ guitar chord
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G quartal chord, four notes · also Gm7(add11), no 5th · Fret 3
B♭ major sixth dyad · Open position
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The Empire Strikes Back, 1980 · John Williams · nearest shape for the hand
How to play G–B♭ on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the D string at the 5th fret and your index finger on the G string at the 3rd fret. Don’t play the low E, A, B and high E strings.
From the low E string x x 5 3 x x (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in G–B♭?
G–B♭, G minor third dyad, is G and B♭: the root (G) and the minor third (B♭). Its formula is 1 ♭3.
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Minor third dyad chords in every key
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