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Ukulele (low G) tuning

Bbb on guitar

Bbb is a major, spelled Bbb, Db and Fb. In Ukulele (low G) tuning (G3 C4 E4 A4) the easiest shape is 2100, which sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteBbbDbFb
Interval1P3M5P

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

Bbb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.21
2100sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
Bbb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 1, fret 4 with finger 2, open, fret 4 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.123
2404sits at fret 2, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open
Bbb major, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr21
6400sits at fret 4, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
Bbb major, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 3, fret 7 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr231
x997sits at fret 7, spans 2 frets and mutes 1 string
Bbb major, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr21
141300sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
Bbb major, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 9, fret 9, open. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 9, strings 2 to 3.9fr
x990sits at fret 9, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 9, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 14 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 2, open, fret 12 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr321
1413012sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets and lets 1 string ring open
Bbb major, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 1, fret 9 with finger 2, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.6fr12
6900sits at fret 6, spans 3 frets and lets 2 strings ring open
Bbb major, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 2, fret 9 with finger 4, fret 5 with finger 1, fret 7 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr2413
6957sits at fret 5 and spans 4 frets
Bbb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.21
210xsits at fret 1, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.1
x100sits at fret 1, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Bbb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 2 with finger 2, fret 1 with finger 1, open, fret 4 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo.213
2104sits at fret 1, spans 3 frets and lets 1 string ring open

Keys Bbb belongs to

Bbb is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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