Guitar Chords in the Key of B Flat (B♭) minor

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The chords in the key of B♭ Minor

B♭m
C diminished Chord Cdim
D Flat Major Chord D♭
E Flat minor Chord E♭m
F minor Chord Fm
G Flat Major Chord G♭
A Flat Major Chord A♭

B♭ minor - C diminished (C°) - D♭ Major - E♭ minor - F minor - G♭ Major - A♭ Major 

     B♭m   Cdim   D♭   E♭m    Fm    G♭    A♭    
e|----1-----------4-----6-----1-----2-----4----|
B|----2-----4-----6-----7-----1-----2-----4----|
G|----3-----5-----6-----8-----1-----3-----5----|
D|----3-----4-----6-----8-----3-----4-----6----|
A|----1-----3-----4-----6-----------4-----6----|
E|----------------------------------2-----4----|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII

The key of B♭ minor is the relative minor key of D♭ major.

Minor keys are formed with the same chords as their relative major key, by starting with the 6th (vi) chord of the major key. The chord formula for any minor key is minor, diminished, Major, minor, minor, Major, Major.

A common way to number these chords is by Roman numerals
i - ii - III - iv - v - VI - VII

(Major chords are usually capitalized, minor and diminished chords are lower case)

Key of B♭ Minor Using 7th Chords

B Flat minor 7 Chord B♭m7
C minor 7 ♭5 Chord Cm7♭5
D Flat Major 7 Chord D♭Maj7
E Flat minor 7 Chord E♭m7
F minor 7 Chord Fm7
G Flat Major 7 Chord G♭Maj7
A Flat Dominant 7 Chord A♭7

B♭ minor 7 - C minor 7 ♭5 - D♭ Major 7 - E♭ minor 7 - F minor 7 - G♭ Major 7 - A♭ Dominant 7

    B♭m7  Cm7♭5 D♭Maj7 E♭m7  Fm7  G♭Maj7 A♭7    
e|----1-----------4-----6-----4-----------4----|
B|----2-----4-----6-----7-----4-----2-----4----|
G|----1-----3-----5-----6-----5-----3-----5----|
D|----3-----4-----6-----8-----3-----3-----4----|
A|----1-----3-----4-----6-----------x-----6----|
E|----------------------------------2-----4----|
      i     ii   III    iv    v     VI   VII