Bb minor scale

The notes of the Bb minor scale on a piano, the chords that belong to it, and how it sounds. Press play to hear it, tap a key or a chord, and download the scale as MIDI.

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Bb1C2Dbb3Eb4F5Gbb6Abb7

Steps: W H W W H W W (W = whole step, H = half step)

Chords in Bb minor

Each chord on its own page: Bbm · Cdim · Db · Ebm · Fm · Gb · Ab

Tap a chord to hear it. For progressions you can play and download, see chord progressions in Bb minor.

How Bb minor sounds

Darker and more serious than major. This is the natural minor scale, also called the Aeolian mode.

Used in: Most house, techno, trance, drum and bass, trap and pop ballads.

On the Camelot wheel, Bb minor is 3A.

Same notes, different root: Db major, Eb Dorian, F Phrygian, Gb Lydian, Ab Mixolydian.

For the low end: the root of Bb minor is Bb and the fifth is F. A kick or 808 tuned to one of them sits with the bass; the kick drum tuning chart has the frequencies.

Write chords in this scale with the chord progression generator, or a melody in the synth.

Other minor scales

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Questions

What notes are in the Bb minor scale?

Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab.

What chords are in Bb minor?

Bbm, Cdim, Db, Ebm, Fm, Gb, Ab.

What is the formula for the minor scale?

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7, or in steps: W H W W H W W (W is a whole step, H a half step).

Which scales have the same notes as Bb minor?

Db major, Eb Dorian, F Phrygian, Gb Lydian, Ab Mixolydian. They use the same seven notes, starting from a different root.

What is Bb minor on the Camelot wheel?

3A.