B♭ Major Scale
The B♭ major scale has seven notes: B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G and A. It has 2 flats (B♭ and E♭), and it is the relative major of G minor.
Notes
- B♭1
- C2
- D3
- E♭4
- F5
- G6
- A7
Step pattern: W – W – H – W – W – W – H (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from B♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭ | Root |
| 2 | C | Major 2nd |
| 3 | D | Major 3rd |
| 4 | E♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | G | Major 6th |
| 7 | A | Major 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Key signature
B♭ major has 2 flats: B♭ E♭. See it on the circle of fifths →
Chords in the key of B♭ major
| Numeral | Chord | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| I | B♭ | B♭maj7 |
| ii | Cm | Cm7 |
| iii | Dm | Dm7 |
| IV | E♭ | E♭maj7 |
| V | F | F7 |
| vi | Gm | Gm7 |
| vii° | Adim | Am7♭5 |
Common progressions
- Three-chordB♭ – E♭ – FI – IV – V
- Pop ("four chords")B♭ – F – Gm – E♭I – V – vi – IV
- Jazz ii–V–ICm – F – B♭ii – V – I
- 50s doo-wopB♭ – Gm – E♭ – FI – vi – IV – V
Related scales
Practise it
- G major, three notes per stringTechnique · moved up 3 frets into B♭
- Legato trills (hammer-ons & pull-offs)Technique · moved down 2 frets into B♭
- ii–V–I lineJazz · moved down 2 frets into B♭
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