Chord · Ukulele
B♭ 7 Flat 5 Chord · Ukulele
Fretboard map · Ukulele
Find every available note across the first 12 frets.
Notes
B♭ · D · F♭ · A♭
Root: B♭
Intervals
1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7
How it is built
This chord starts on B♭ and applies the intervals 1, 3, ♭5, ♭7. The result contains 4 distinct pitch classes per octave.
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Guide and musical context
About B♭ 7 Flat 5 Ukulele Chord
B♭ 7 Flat 5 Ukulele chord contains B♭, D, F♭, A♭. Its sound is dominant, angular and chromatic because of the lowered fifth.
Character and sound
Dominant, angular and chromatic because of the lowered fifth.
Musical context and history
Fifth alterations on dominant chords belong to the chromatic vocabulary of jazz and advanced harmony. The flat fifth increases instability.
How and where it is used
Use it to intensify dominants, create chromatic lines and connect with altered or whole-tone resources.
On ukulele, re-entrant tuning means the physical string order is not simply low to high. That makes the actual fretboard positions and playback especially useful when choosing a fingering. Everything you see and hear on this page comes from the same note set shown above.
Harmonic and musical relationships
As a dominant sonority on B♭, a common functional resolution moves toward E♭. Alterations and extensions change the color while preserving that tension-and-resolution reference.
The formula on this page is 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7 and, from B♭, produces the notes B♭ · D · F♭ · A♭.
Frequently asked questions
What notes are in the B♭ 7 Flat 5 Ukulele chord?
The notes are B♭, D, F♭, A♭.
What is its interval formula?
The formula is 1 · 3 · ♭5 · ♭7.
How does it sound and what is it used for?
Dominant, angular and chromatic because of the lowered fifth. Use it to intensify dominants, create chromatic lines and connect with altered or whole-tone resources.
How can I check it on Ukulele?
Use the interactive diagram on this page and press Play or Note by note. The highlighted positions, written notes and playback all use the same pitch collection.