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B♭ Add 4

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The B♭ Add 4 chord contains the notes B♭, D, E♭, and F.

Notes: B♭, D, E♭, F · Piano keys: B♭ D E♭ F

Reviewed for accuracy · Last updated July 2026 · Maintained by Justin Evans

A♯ Add 4
This is the same chord as A♯ Add 4 — the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with sharps.
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B♭
B♭ – D – E♭ – F

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Introduction

The B♭ Add 4 chord is a four-note chord made up of B♭, D, E♭, and F.

Notes

Notes:B♭ – D – E♭ – F

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the B♭ Add 4 is the tonic (I) chord of Bb Major, whose key signature has 2 flats (B♭, E♭).

B♭E♭

Order of flats

Flats are added in a fixed order — the reverse of the sharp order. Each new flat key adds the next flat on the list.

B♭E♭A♭D♭G♭C♭F♭

Mnemonic: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles’ Father

Chords in the Key of B♭ Major

These are the triads built on each degree of the B♭ major scale:

C1C2C3C4C5DFC6C7C8A#
I — B♭ Major (major)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1IB♭ MajorMajor
2iiC MinorMinor
3iiiD MinorMinor
4IVE♭ MajorMajor
5VF MajorMajor
6viG MinorMinor
7vii°A DiminishedDiminished

B♭ Add 4 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the B♭ Add 4 chord on piano?
The B♭ Add 4 chord contains the notes B♭ – D – E♭ – F. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    Goetschius, Percy(1889)

    The Material Used in Musical Composition

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    George Grove (ed.)(1900)

    A Dictionary of Music and Musicians

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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