Bbm Mandolin Chord — Chart and Tabs in Irish Tuning

Short answer: Bbm is a Bb Minor chord with the notes B♭, D♭, F. In Irish tuning, there are 345 voicings. See the fingering diagrams below.

Also known as: Bb-, Bb min, Bb Minor

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Bbm, Bb-, Bbmin, BbMinor

Notes: B♭, D♭, F

3,3,3,3,4,4,3,3 (11112311)
x,3,3,3,4,4,3,3 (x1112311)
6,3,3,3,4,4,3,3 (41112311)
x,x,8,8,8,8,11,8 (xx111121)
x,x,11,8,8,8,8,8 (xx211111)
x,x,8,8,8,8,8,11 (xx111112)
x,x,8,8,8,8,11,11 (xx111123)
x,x,11,8,8,8,11,8 (xx211131)
x,x,11,8,8,8,8,11 (xx211113)
x,x,11,8,8,8,11,11 (xx211134)
x,x,x,8,8,8,11,8 (xxx11121)
x,x,x,8,8,8,8,11 (xxx11112)
x,x,x,x,1,4,3,3 (xxxx1423)
x,x,x,x,4,1,3,3 (xxxx4123)
x,x,x,8,8,8,11,11 (xxx11123)
3,3,3,3,4,x,3,3 (11112x11)
3,3,3,3,x,4,3,3 (1111x211)
3,3,3,3,4,4,3,x (1111231x)
3,3,x,3,4,4,3,3 (11x12311)
3,3,3,3,4,4,x,3 (111123x1)
3,3,3,x,4,4,3,3 (111x2311)
x,3,3,3,x,4,3,3 (x111x211)
x,3,3,3,4,x,3,3 (x1112x11)
x,3,3,3,4,4,3,x (x111231x)
6,3,3,3,x,4,3,3 (3111x211)
6,3,3,3,4,x,3,3 (31112x11)
6,3,3,3,4,4,3,x (4111231x)
x,3,3,x,4,4,3,3 (x11x2311)
x,3,3,3,4,4,x,3 (x11123x1)
x,3,x,3,4,4,3,3 (x1x12311)
6,3,3,x,4,4,3,3 (411x2311)
6,3,3,3,4,4,x,3 (411123x1)
6,3,x,3,4,4,3,3 (41x12311)
10,x,8,8,8,8,11,8 (2x111131)
10,x,8,8,8,8,8,11 (2x111113)
10,x,11,8,8,8,8,8 (2x311111)
10,x,8,8,8,8,11,11 (2x111134)
10,x,11,8,8,8,11,8 (2x311141)
10,x,11,8,8,8,8,11 (2x311114)
x,x,11,8,8,8,8,x (xx21111x)
x,x,8,8,8,8,11,x (xx11112x)
x,x,8,8,8,x,8,11 (xx111x12)
x,x,8,8,x,8,8,11 (xx11x112)
x,x,8,8,8,8,x,11 (xx1111x2)
x,x,11,8,x,8,8,8 (xx21x111)
x,x,8,8,8,x,11,8 (xx111x21)
x,x,8,8,x,8,11,8 (xx11x121)
x,x,11,8,8,8,11,x (xx21113x)
x,x,11,8,8,x,8,8 (xx211x11)
x,x,11,8,8,8,x,8 (xx2111x1)
x,x,11,8,8,x,11,8 (xx211x31)
x,x,8,8,x,8,11,11 (xx11x123)
x,x,11,8,x,8,11,8 (xx21x131)
x,x,x,x,4,1,3,x (xxxx312x)
x,x,11,8,8,8,x,11 (xx2111x3)
x,x,x,x,1,4,3,x (xxxx132x)
x,x,8,8,8,x,11,11 (xx111x23)
x,x,11,8,x,8,8,11 (xx21x113)
x,x,11,8,8,x,8,11 (xx211x13)
x,x,x,8,8,8,11,x (xxx1112x)
x,x,11,8,8,x,11,11 (xx211x34)
x,x,x,x,1,4,x,3 (xxxx13x2)
x,x,11,8,x,8,11,11 (xx21x134)
x,x,x,x,4,1,x,3 (xxxx31x2)
x,x,x,8,8,x,8,11 (xxx11x12)
x,x,x,8,x,8,8,11 (xxx1x112)
x,x,x,8,x,8,11,8 (xxx1x121)
x,x,x,8,8,8,x,11 (xxx111x2)
x,x,x,8,8,x,11,8 (xxx11x21)
x,x,x,8,4,8,8,x (xxx2134x)
x,x,x,8,8,4,8,x (xxx2314x)
x,x,x,8,8,x,11,11 (xxx11x23)
x,x,x,8,x,8,11,11 (xxx1x123)
x,x,x,8,8,4,x,8 (xxx231x4)
x,x,x,8,4,8,x,8 (xxx213x4)
3,3,3,3,4,x,3,x (11112x1x)
3,3,3,3,4,4,x,x (111123xx)
3,3,3,3,x,4,3,x (1111x21x)
3,3,3,x,4,x,3,3 (111x2x11)
3,3,x,3,4,4,3,x (11x1231x)
3,3,x,3,4,x,3,3 (11x12x11)
3,3,3,3,x,4,x,3 (1111x2x1)
3,3,3,3,4,x,x,3 (11112xx1)
3,3,3,x,x,4,3,3 (111xx211)
3,3,x,3,x,4,3,3 (11x1x211)
3,3,3,x,4,4,3,x (111x231x)
3,3,x,3,4,4,x,3 (11x123x1)
3,3,3,x,4,4,x,3 (111x23x1)
3,3,x,x,4,4,3,3 (11xx2311)
3,x,3,x,4,4,3,3 (1x1x2311)
x,3,3,3,x,4,3,x (x111x21x)
x,3,3,3,4,4,x,x (x11123xx)
x,3,3,3,4,x,3,x (x1112x1x)
6,3,3,3,x,4,3,x (3111x21x)
6,3,3,3,4,4,x,x (411123xx)
6,3,3,3,x,x,3,3 (2111xx11)
6,3,3,3,4,x,3,x (31112x1x)
x,3,3,3,x,4,x,3 (x111x2x1)
x,3,x,3,4,x,3,3 (x1x12x11)
x,3,3,3,4,x,x,3 (x1112xx1)
x,3,x,3,x,4,3,3 (x1x1x211)
x,3,x,3,4,4,3,x (x1x1231x)
x,3,3,x,x,4,3,3 (x11xx211)
x,3,3,x,4,4,3,x (x11x231x)
x,3,3,x,4,x,3,3 (x11x2x11)
6,3,x,3,x,4,3,3 (31x1x211)
6,3,3,x,4,x,3,3 (311x2x11)
6,3,3,3,x,4,x,3 (3111x2x1)
6,3,x,3,4,4,3,x (41x1231x)
6,3,x,3,4,x,3,3 (31x12x11)
6,3,3,x,x,4,3,3 (311xx211)
6,3,3,x,4,4,3,x (411x231x)
6,3,3,3,4,x,x,3 (31112xx1)
x,3,3,x,4,4,x,3 (x11x23x1)
x,3,x,3,4,4,x,3 (x1x123x1)
x,3,x,x,4,4,3,3 (x1xx2311)
6,3,3,x,4,4,x,3 (411x23x1)
6,3,x,x,4,4,3,3 (41xx2311)
6,3,x,3,4,4,x,3 (41x123x1)
10,x,11,8,8,8,8,x (2x31111x)
10,x,8,8,8,8,11,x (2x11113x)
10,x,8,8,x,8,11,8 (2x11x131)
10,x,8,8,8,x,8,11 (2x111x13)
10,x,11,8,x,8,8,8 (2x31x111)
10,x,x,8,8,8,8,11 (2xx11113)
10,x,x,8,8,8,11,8 (2xx11131)
10,x,11,8,8,8,x,8 (2x3111x1)
10,x,11,8,8,x,8,8 (2x311x11)
10,x,8,8,8,x,11,8 (2x111x31)
10,x,8,8,x,8,8,11 (2x11x113)
10,x,11,8,8,8,11,x (2x31114x)
10,x,8,8,8,8,x,11 (2x1111x3)
10,x,11,8,8,x,11,8 (2x311x41)
10,x,11,8,8,8,x,11 (2x3111x4)
10,x,11,8,8,x,8,11 (2x311x14)
10,x,11,8,x,8,8,11 (2x31x114)
x,x,3,x,4,1,3,x (xx2x413x)
10,x,x,8,8,8,11,11 (2xx11134)
10,x,8,8,x,8,11,11 (2x11x134)
10,x,8,8,8,x,11,11 (2x111x34)
x,x,3,x,1,4,3,x (xx2x143x)
10,x,11,8,x,8,11,8 (2x31x141)
x,x,11,8,8,8,x,x (xx2111xx)
x,x,3,x,4,1,x,3 (xx2x41x3)
x,x,3,x,1,4,x,3 (xx2x14x3)
x,x,11,8,x,8,8,x (xx21x11x)
x,x,11,8,8,x,8,x (xx211x1x)
x,x,8,8,x,8,11,x (xx11x12x)
x,x,8,8,8,x,11,x (xx111x2x)
x,x,8,8,8,4,x,x (xx2341xx)
x,x,8,8,4,8,x,x (xx2314xx)
x,x,11,8,x,8,11,x (xx21x13x)
x,x,8,8,x,8,x,11 (xx11x1x2)
x,x,11,8,8,x,11,x (xx211x3x)
x,x,11,8,8,x,x,8 (xx211xx1)
x,x,11,8,x,8,x,8 (xx21x1x1)
x,x,8,8,8,x,x,11 (xx111xx2)
x,x,x,8,8,4,x,x (xxx231xx)
x,x,x,8,4,8,x,x (xxx213xx)
x,x,11,8,8,x,x,11 (xx211xx3)
x,x,11,8,x,8,x,11 (xx21x1x3)
x,x,x,8,8,x,11,x (xxx11x2x)
x,x,x,8,x,8,11,x (xxx1x12x)
x,x,x,8,8,x,x,11 (xxx11xx2)
x,x,x,8,x,8,x,11 (xxx1x1x2)
3,3,3,3,4,x,x,x (11112xxx)
3,3,3,3,x,4,x,x (1111x2xx)
3,3,3,x,4,4,x,x (111x23xx)
3,3,3,x,4,x,3,x (111x2x1x)
3,3,x,3,4,x,3,x (11x12x1x)
3,3,3,x,x,4,3,x (111xx21x)
3,3,x,3,4,4,x,x (11x123xx)
3,3,x,3,x,4,3,x (11x1x21x)
x,3,3,3,4,x,x,x (x1112xxx)
3,3,x,3,4,x,x,3 (11x12xx1)
3,3,x,x,4,4,3,x (11xx231x)
3,3,3,x,4,x,x,3 (111x2xx1)
6,3,3,3,4,x,x,x (31112xxx)
3,3,x,3,x,4,x,3 (11x1x2x1)
3,3,x,x,4,x,3,3 (11xx2x11)
3,x,3,x,x,4,3,3 (1x1xx211)
3,3,x,x,x,4,3,3 (11xxx211)
3,3,3,x,x,4,x,3 (111xx2x1)
3,x,3,x,4,4,3,x (1x1x231x)
3,x,3,x,4,x,3,3 (1x1x2x11)
x,3,3,3,x,4,x,x (x111x2xx)
3,x,3,x,4,4,x,3 (1x1x23x1)
3,x,x,x,4,4,3,3 (1xxx2311)
6,3,3,3,x,x,3,x (2111xx1x)
6,3,3,3,x,4,x,x (3111x2xx)
3,3,x,x,4,4,x,3 (11xx23x1)
x,3,3,x,x,4,3,x (x11xx21x)
x,3,3,x,4,x,3,x (x11x2x1x)
x,3,x,3,x,4,3,x (x1x1x21x)
x,3,x,3,4,4,x,x (x1x123xx)
x,3,x,3,4,x,3,x (x1x12x1x)
x,3,3,x,4,4,x,x (x11x23xx)
6,3,x,3,x,x,3,3 (21x1xx11)
6,3,3,x,x,x,3,3 (211xxx11)
6,3,3,x,4,4,x,x (411x23xx)
6,3,3,3,x,x,x,3 (2111xxx1)
6,3,3,x,4,x,3,x (311x2x1x)
6,3,x,3,4,x,3,x (31x12x1x)
6,3,x,3,x,4,3,x (31x1x21x)
6,3,3,x,x,4,3,x (311xx21x)
6,3,x,3,4,4,x,x (41x123xx)
x,3,x,x,4,4,3,x (x1xx231x)
x,3,3,x,x,4,x,3 (x11xx2x1)
x,3,x,3,4,x,x,3 (x1x12xx1)
x,3,3,x,4,x,x,3 (x11x2xx1)
x,3,x,x,x,4,3,3 (x1xxx211)
x,3,x,x,4,x,3,3 (x1xx2x11)
x,3,x,3,x,4,x,3 (x1x1x2x1)
6,3,3,x,x,4,x,3 (311xx2x1)
6,3,x,x,4,x,3,3 (31xx2x11)
6,3,x,x,4,4,3,x (41xx231x)
6,3,x,3,4,x,x,3 (31x12xx1)
6,3,3,x,4,x,x,3 (311x2xx1)
6,3,x,x,x,4,3,3 (31xxx211)
6,3,x,3,x,4,x,3 (31x1x2x1)
x,3,x,x,4,4,x,3 (x1xx23x1)
6,3,x,x,4,4,x,3 (41xx23x1)
x,3,3,x,1,4,x,x (x23x14xx)
x,3,3,x,4,1,x,x (x23x41xx)
x,3,x,3,4,1,x,x (x2x341xx)
x,3,x,3,1,4,x,x (x2x314xx)
10,x,11,8,8,8,x,x (2x3111xx)
x,3,x,x,4,1,3,x (x2xx413x)
x,3,x,x,1,4,3,x (x2xx143x)
10,x,11,8,8,x,8,x (2x311x1x)
10,x,11,8,x,8,8,x (2x31x11x)
x,x,3,x,4,1,x,x (xx2x31xx)
10,x,8,8,8,x,11,x (2x111x3x)
x,x,3,x,1,4,x,x (xx2x13xx)
10,x,8,8,x,8,11,x (2x11x13x)
10,x,x,8,8,8,11,x (2xx1113x)
x,3,x,x,1,4,x,3 (x2xx14x3)
x,3,x,x,4,1,x,3 (x2xx41x3)
10,x,11,8,8,x,x,8 (2x311xx1)
10,x,8,8,x,8,x,11 (2x11x1x3)
10,x,11,8,x,8,11,x (2x31x14x)
10,x,8,8,x,x,8,11 (2x11xx13)
10,x,x,8,8,x,8,11 (2xx11x13)
10,x,11,8,x,x,8,8 (2x31xx11)
10,x,11,8,8,x,11,x (2x311x4x)
10,x,x,8,x,8,11,8 (2xx1x131)
10,x,x,8,8,x,11,8 (2xx11x31)
10,x,8,8,x,x,11,8 (2x11xx31)
10,x,11,8,x,8,x,8 (2x31x1x1)
10,x,x,8,8,8,x,11 (2xx111x3)
10,x,x,8,x,8,8,11 (2xx1x113)
10,x,8,8,8,x,x,11 (2x111xx3)
x,x,11,8,8,x,x,x (xx211xxx)
10,x,11,8,8,x,x,11 (2x311xx4)
10,x,8,8,x,x,11,11 (2x11xx34)
10,x,11,8,x,x,8,11 (2x31xx14)
10,x,11,8,x,x,11,8 (2x31xx41)
10,x,x,8,8,x,11,11 (2xx11x34)
10,x,11,8,x,8,x,11 (2x31x1x4)
10,x,x,8,x,8,11,11 (2xx1x134)
x,x,11,8,x,8,x,x (xx21x1xx)
3,3,3,x,4,x,x,x (111x2xxx)
3,3,x,3,4,x,x,x (11x12xxx)
6,3,3,3,x,x,x,x (2111xxxx)
3,3,x,3,x,4,x,x (11x1x2xx)
3,3,3,x,x,4,x,x (111xx2xx)
3,3,x,x,x,4,3,x (11xxx21x)
3,x,3,x,4,4,x,x (1x1x23xx)
3,x,3,x,4,x,3,x (1x1x2x1x)
3,x,3,x,x,4,3,x (1x1xx21x)
3,3,x,x,4,x,3,x (11xx2x1x)
x,3,3,x,4,x,x,x (x11x2xxx)
x,3,x,3,4,x,x,x (x1x12xxx)
3,x,x,x,4,x,3,3 (1xxx2x11)
6,3,x,3,4,x,x,x (31x12xxx)
3,3,x,x,x,4,x,3 (11xxx2x1)
3,x,3,x,x,4,x,3 (1x1xx2x1)
3,x,x,x,x,4,3,3 (1xxxx211)
6,3,3,x,4,x,x,x (311x2xxx)
3,x,x,x,4,4,3,x (1xxx231x)
3,x,3,x,4,x,x,3 (1x1x2xx1)
3,3,x,x,4,x,x,3 (11xx2xx1)
x,3,x,3,x,4,x,x (x1x1x2xx)
x,3,3,x,x,4,x,x (x11xx2xx)
6,3,x,3,x,x,3,x (21x1xx1x)
6,3,3,x,x,4,x,x (311xx2xx)
6,3,x,3,x,4,x,x (31x1x2xx)
6,3,3,x,x,x,3,x (211xxx1x)
3,x,x,x,4,4,x,3 (1xxx23x1)
x,3,x,x,x,4,3,x (x1xxx21x)
x,3,x,x,4,x,3,x (x1xx2x1x)
3,x,3,x,1,4,x,x (2x3x14xx)
3,x,3,x,4,1,x,x (2x3x41xx)
6,3,x,x,x,4,3,x (31xxx21x)
6,3,x,x,x,x,3,3 (21xxxx11)
6,3,3,x,x,x,x,3 (211xxxx1)
6,3,x,x,4,x,3,x (31xx2x1x)
6,3,x,3,x,x,x,3 (21x1xxx1)
x,3,x,x,x,4,x,3 (x1xxx2x1)
x,3,x,x,4,x,x,3 (x1xx2xx1)
3,x,x,x,4,1,3,x (2xxx413x)
3,x,x,x,1,4,3,x (2xxx143x)
6,3,x,x,x,4,x,3 (31xxx2x1)
6,3,x,x,4,x,x,3 (31xx2xx1)
6,x,8,8,8,x,x,x (1x234xxx)
10,x,11,8,8,x,x,x (2x311xxx)
3,x,x,x,4,1,x,3 (2xxx41x3)
3,x,x,x,1,4,x,3 (2xxx14x3)
6,x,x,8,8,8,x,x (1xx234xx)
6,x,8,8,x,8,x,x (1x23x4xx)
10,x,11,8,x,8,x,x (2x31x1xx)
6,x,x,8,4,8,x,x (2xx314xx)
6,x,x,8,8,4,x,x (2xx341xx)
6,x,x,8,x,8,8,x (1xx2x34x)
6,x,x,8,8,x,8,x (1xx23x4x)
10,x,x,8,x,8,11,x (2xx1x13x)
10,x,8,8,x,x,11,x (2x11xx3x)
10,x,x,8,8,x,11,x (2xx11x3x)
10,x,11,8,x,x,8,x (2x31xx1x)
6,x,x,8,8,x,x,8 (1xx23xx4)
6,x,x,8,x,8,x,8 (1xx2x3x4)
10,x,x,8,8,x,x,11 (2xx11xx3)
10,x,x,8,x,8,x,11 (2xx1x1x3)
10,x,11,8,x,x,x,8 (2x31xxx1)
10,x,x,8,x,x,11,8 (2xx1xx31)
10,x,8,8,x,x,x,11 (2x11xxx3)
10,x,x,8,x,x,8,11 (2xx1xx13)
10,x,11,8,x,x,11,x (2x31xx4x)
10,x,x,8,x,x,11,11 (2xx1xx34)
10,x,11,8,x,x,x,11 (2x31xxx4)
3,x,3,x,4,x,x,x (1x1x2xxx)
6,3,3,x,x,x,x,x (211xxxxx)
6,3,x,3,x,x,x,x (21x1xxxx)
3,x,3,x,x,4,x,x (1x1xx2xx)
3,x,x,x,x,4,3,x (1xxxx21x)
3,x,x,x,4,x,3,x (1xxx2x1x)
3,x,x,x,4,x,x,3 (1xxx2xx1)
3,x,x,x,x,4,x,3 (1xxxx2x1)
6,3,x,x,x,x,3,x (21xxxx1x)
6,3,x,x,x,x,x,3 (21xxxxx1)
6,x,x,8,8,x,x,x (1xx23xxx)
6,x,x,8,x,8,x,x (1xx2x3xx)
10,x,11,8,x,x,x,x (2x31xxxx)
10,x,x,8,x,x,11,x (2xx1xx3x)
10,x,x,8,x,x,x,11 (2xx1xxx3)

Quick Summary

  • The Bbm chord contains the notes: B♭, D♭, F
  • In Irish tuning, there are 345 voicings available
  • Also written as: Bb-, Bb min, Bb Minor
  • Each diagram shows finger positions on the Mandolin fretboard

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Bbm chord on Mandolin?

Bbm is a Bb Minor chord. It contains the notes B♭, D♭, F. On Mandolin in Irish tuning, there are 345 ways to play this chord.

How do you play Bbm on Mandolin?

To play Bbm on in Irish tuning, use one of the 345 voicings shown above. Each diagram shows finger positions on the fretboard, with numbers indicating which fingers to use.

What notes are in the Bbm chord?

The Bbm chord contains the notes: B♭, D♭, F.

How many ways can you play Bbm on Mandolin?

In Irish tuning, there are 345 voicings for the Bbm chord. Each voicing uses a different position on the fretboard while playing the same notes: B♭, D♭, F.

What are other names for Bbm?

Bbm is also known as Bb-, Bb min, Bb Minor. These are different notations for the same chord with the same notes: B♭, D♭, F.