Chord · B Minor (1st Inversion)
Bm/♭3 Chord
Bm/♭3 is D, F# and B — minor triad with the third in the bass.
Bm/♭3 on every instrument
The same 3 notes, 1 sets of hands. Open a diagram for alternate shapes, audio and the mistakes to avoid.
What Bm/♭3 is made of
B Minor (1st Inversion) (B minor (1st inversion)) is built from the notes D, F#, B, with the interval pattern b3, 5, 1. A common minor (1st inversion) chord across many styles.
Stack b3, 5 and 1 on a root of B and you get D, F# and B. That interval recipe is what makes the chord a minor first inversion chord — move the same shape to another root and the character travels with it, which is why Cm/♭3 sounds like a transposed Bm/♭3.
Minor (1st Inversion): Minor triad with the third in the bass.
Spelling: the notes above are written the way a score would write them, not simplified to the nearest piano key. That is why this chord is spelled with F♯ rather than its enharmonic equivalent.
Keys that contain Bm/♭3
All 3 notes sit inside the scale of 6 keys. The roman numeral marks the degree the chord is rooted on.
Other chords on B
Same root, different colour.
The same minor first inversion shape, moved
The identical interval recipe, built on other roots.
Questions people ask about Bm/b3
- What notes are in the Bm/b3 chord?
- Bm/b3 is made of D, F# and B — the b3, 5 and 1 degrees of a minor first inversion chord built on B.
- What keys use the Bm/b3 chord?
- Every note of Bm/b3 belongs to 6 keys: G Major (iii), D Major (vi), A Major (ii), E Minor (v), B Minor (i), F# Minor (iv). The roman numeral is the scale degree the chord is rooted on.
- How do you play Bm/b3 on guitar and piano?
- This page shows Bm/b3 on piano — 1 voicings in total. Each diagram links to the full instrument page with alternate shapes, audio and common mistakes.
Learn the theory behind it
Why Bm/♭3 behaves the way it does — the guides that explain the chord instead of just spelling it.