B♭ Minor Scale
The B♭ minor scale has seven notes: B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭ and A♭. It has 5 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ and G♭), and it is the relative minor of D♭ major.
Notes
- B♭1
- C2
- D♭♭3
- E♭4
- F5
- G♭♭6
- A♭♭7
Step pattern: W – H – W – W – H – W – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from B♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭ | Root |
| 2 | C | Major 2nd |
| ♭3 | D♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | E♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F | Perfect 5th |
| ♭6 | G♭ | Minor 6th |
| ♭7 | A♭ | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Key signature
B♭ minor has 5 flats: B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭. See it on the circle of fifths →
Chords in the key of B♭ minor
| Numeral | Chord | Seventh chord |
|---|---|---|
| i | B♭m | B♭m7 |
| ii° | Cdim | Cm7♭5 |
| III | D♭ | D♭maj7 |
| iv | E♭m | E♭m7 |
| v | Fm | Fm7 |
| VI | G♭ | G♭maj7 |
| VII | A♭ | A♭7 |
Common progressions
- Classic minorB♭m – E♭m – Fmi – iv – v
- Epic / pop minorB♭m – G♭ – D♭ – A♭i – VI – III – VII
- DescendingB♭m – A♭ – G♭ – Fmi – VII – VI – v
Related scales
Practise it
- Alternate picking on one stringTechnique · moved up 1 fret into B♭
- Palm-muted gallopMetal · moved up 6 frets into B♭
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