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B♭/C

  1. C2bass
  2. B♭Rtriad
  3. D3triad
  4. F5triad
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Voicings

3 ways to play B♭/C

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
AA shape 2nd inversion B♭/C
1 2 3 4 3 R 5 2

Frets x 3 3 3 3 xNotes C F B♭ DIntervals 2 5 1 3Base triadB♭ major, 2nd inversion

EE shape 2nd inversion B♭/C
6 7 8 9 3 R 5 2

Frets 8 8 8 7 x xNotes C F B♭ DIntervals 2 5 1 3Base triadB♭ major, 2nd inversion

DD shape 2nd inversion B♭/C
8 9 10 11 3 R 5 2

Frets x x 10 10 11 10Notes C F B♭ DIntervals 2 5 1 3Base triadB♭ major, 2nd inversion

The rules

The construction rules B♭/C follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Major triad over the 2nd in every key

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B♭/C chord questions

What notes are in B♭/C?

B♭/C is spelled C B♭ D F: C is the 2nd, B♭ is the root, D is the 3rd, F is the 5th.

What is the formula of B♭/C?

2 1 3 5. It is a B♭ major triad, over C in the bass.

How many ways can you play B♭/C on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of B♭/C, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.