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G/Bb Guitar Chord

The fundamental chord with a bright, happy and stable sound. Forms the basis of most popular, rock, folk and classical music. Consists of three notes: the root, major third and perfect fifth. This is a slash chord — the bass note is Bb instead of the root.

Guitar

Strings X–1–0–0–0–3

How to play the G/Bb chord on guitar

Read the string pattern X–1–0–0–0–3 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Muted
5th string (A) Fret 1 · index finger
4th string (D) Open
3rd string (G) Open
2nd string (B) Open
1st string (high E) Fret 3 · ring finger

Other names for the G/Bb chord

Other names: G major, Gmaj, GM

Music theory name: major triad

Common name: G major chord

Notes and intervals in the G/Bb chord

Note Interval
G Root
B Major 3rd
D Perfect 5th
Bb Bass note

All variations

Open
X–1–0–0–0–3
Open
X–1–0–4–0–3
Fret 7
X–X–8–7–8–7
Open
X–1–0–0–0–X
Open
X–2–0–0–0–3
Open
X–2–X–0–3–3
Open
X–2–0–0–3–3

More chords with G as the root

The same chord type in other keys

Songs using G/Bb

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