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The Minor plagal cadence in Bb minor

Minor plagal cadence in Bb minor plays Bbm and Ebm — i and iv — across 3 chords. The plagal cadence's minor-key cousin: a minor iv falling back to a minor i, a favorite darker substitute for the dominant.

The chords, in order

1Bbmi
2Ebmiv
3Bbmi

The shapes

iBbm
Bb minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 3, fret 2, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 2 to 6.
x13321ivEbm
Eb minor, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 1, fret 3, fret 4, fret 2. Frets are relative to the capo.
xx1342

The same progression in a nearby key

Open Minor plagal cadence in Bb minor in the explorer →All seven chords in Bb minor →