What notes are in the Bb5 chord?

Bb5 is made of Bb and F: the root and perfect 5th above Bb.

What is the easiest way to play Bb5?

Play x133xx (low E to high E): mute the low E, B and high E strings.

Bb5 power chord on guitar

Bb5 is a power chord: neither major nor minor, punchy with distortion. It is built from Bb and F (formula 1 5). Power chords are the backbone of rock, punk and metal rhythm guitar. The easiest way to play it in standard tuning is x133xx.

x 1 3 3 x x

x x x 3 6 6

6 8 8 x x x

x x 8 10 11 x

x x x x 11 13

Bb5 fingerings (low E to high E)

Fret 1: x133xx. Mute the low E, B and high E strings.
Fret 3: xxx366. Mute the low E, A and D strings.
Fret 6: 688xxx. Mute the G, B and high E strings.
Fret 8: x-x-8-10-11-x. Mute the low E, A and high E strings.
Fret 11: x-x-x-x-11-13. Mute the low E, A, D and G strings.

Questions

What notes are in the Bb5 chord?: Bb5 is made of Bb and F: the root and perfect 5th above Bb.
What is the easiest way to play Bb5?: Play x133xx (low E to high E): mute the low E, B and high E strings.

Also try: Bb Major · Bb Minor · Bb7 · Bbmaj7 · Chord Charts