Chord Progressions in B Flat Major

Chord progressions to play in B flat major

vi-IV-I-V: Gm – Eb – Bb – F

A moodier way to play the pop loop. (Gm = G Bb D · Eb = Eb G Bb · Bb = Bb D F · F = F A C)

I-IV-vi-V: Bb – Eb – Gm – F

Upbeat and simple, good for strumming. (Bb = Bb D F · Eb = Eb G Bb · Gm = G Bb D · F = F A C)

I-V-vi-IV: Bb – F – Gm – Eb

Four chords that sound right in almost any style. (Bb = Bb D F · F = F A C · Gm = G Bb D · Eb = Eb G Bb)

I-IV-V-I: Bb – Eb – F – Bb

Three chords, the backbone of rock and folk. (Bb = Bb D F · Eb = Eb G Bb · F = F A C · Bb = Bb D F)

I-vi-IV-V: Bb – Gm – Eb – F

A warm, old-fashioned turnaround. (Bb = Bb D F · Gm = G Bb D · Eb = Eb G Bb · F = F A C)

ii-V-I: Cm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7

Tension, more tension, then home. (Cm7 = C Eb G Bb · F7 = F A C Eb · Bbmaj7 = Bb D F A)

Three steps to learn any of these

1. Count four beats per chord and name it out loud.
2. Repeat the loop until the changes need no thinking.
3. Speed up only when every change is clean.