Explore the b flat minor scale on piano: five-flat natural minor, harmonic and classical melodic notes, sourced fingering, playback and chords.
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B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭
Direction: Ascending · B♭4 → B♭5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | B♭4 | C5 | D♭5 | E♭5 | F5 | G♭5 | A♭5 | B♭5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
One-octave fingering.
Finger numbers identify fingers, not scale degrees. Only one-octave, separately checked rows are shown.
Select every note used in B♭ Natural minor, ascending. This question checks the note set; octave and order do not matter.
Chosen: None
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B♭ - C - D♭ - E♭ - F - G♭ - A♭. Octave and order are not scored in this question.
B♭4 - C5 - D♭5 - E♭5 - F5 - G♭5 - A♭5 - B♭5
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported. The staff is a pitch reference; the pulse controls timing.
Practice tempo: 60 BPM · 1 octave · Right hand · B♭4-B♭5 · 4-beat count-in
This guide does not listen to your piano. Completion is self-reported.
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Key signature: Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb
B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – A♭ – B♭
Direction: Ascending · B♭4 → B♭5 · Semitone movement: 2 – 1 – 2 – 2 – 1 – 2 – 2
| Notes | B♭4 | C5 | D♭5 | E♭5 | F5 | G♭5 | A♭5 | B♭5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fingers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
One-octave fingering.
One-octave reference. Finger numbers appear only for the hand and direction combinations covered by the sources listed above.
The b flat minor scale in natural form is B♭–C–D♭–E♭–F–G♭–A♭–B♭. Its signature contains B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭ and G♭, shared with D♭ major. C–D♭ and F–G♭ are the half steps. B♭ is the tonic; D♭ gives the minor third.
The harmonic b flat minor scale raises A♭ to A natural in both directions: B♭–C–D♭–E♭–F–G♭–A–B♭. Classical melodic ascent also raises G♭ to G: B♭–C–D♭–E♭–F–G–A–B♭. Its descent restores the flats: B♭–A♭–G♭–F–E♭–D♭–C–B♭.
For the b flat minor scale, the right hand uses treble clef and the left hand uses bass clef. Natural-minor fingers are read from the B♭ source staff for each direction. Harmonic ascent has a separate source row. Harmonic descent and all melodic-minor fingerings display Notes only; do not copy another form’s fingers.
Practise the b flat minor scale by listening to F–G♭–A♭–B♭, then F–G♭–A–B♭. Compare the A-sharp minor reference using the related link: it sounds on the same piano keys but uses seven sharps. Keep B♭, C, D♭, E♭ and F on this page rather than substituting A♯, B♯, C♯, D♯ and E♯.
Each degree of B♭ natural minor has a name, and stacking every other note from that degree gives the triad built on it. Roman numerals use capitals for major triads, lower case for minor and ° for diminished.
D♭ major is the relative major of B♭ minor. Both keys use the same notes and key signature, but the major key starts on degree 3.
B♭ natural minor uses five black keys: B♭, D♭, E♭, G♭ and A♭.
On a narrow screen, scroll this table horizontally to read every column.
| Degree | Note | Degree name | Triad | Triad notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭ | Tonic | i · B♭ minor | B♭ – D♭ – F |
| 2 | C | Supertonic | ii° · C diminished | C – E♭ – G♭ |
| 3 | D♭ | Mediant | III · D♭ major | D♭ – F – A♭ |
| 4 | E♭ | Subdominant | iv · E♭ minor | E♭ – G♭ – B♭ |
| 5 | F | Dominant | v · F minor | F – A♭ – C |
| 6 | G♭ | Submediant | VI · G♭ major | G♭ – B♭ – D♭ |
| 7 | A♭ | Subtonic | VII · A♭ major | A♭ – C – E♭ |
In natural minor, the chord on degree 5 is minor. Harmonic minor raises degree 7 from A♭ to A, the leading tone. That makes the dominant chord major and gives V7, the dominant seventh of B♭ minor. F7: F – A – C – E♭.
The natural b flat minor scale contains B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭ and A♭. Its triads are B♭ minor, C diminished, D♭ major, E♭ minor, F minor, G♭ major and A♭ major. Harmonic minor raises A♭ to A, making the F chord major: F–A–C.
B♭ and A♯ name the same piano key in equal temperament. The b flat minor scale has five flats and spells B♭–C–D♭–E♭–F–G♭–A♭. A♯ natural minor uses seven sharps and spells A♯–B♯–C♯–D♯–E♯–F♯–G♯. Keep the spelling required by the score.
The b flat minor scale includes separately checked natural-minor ascending and descending rows for each hand and harmonic-minor ascent. Melodic fingers and harmonic descent remain Notes only. The octave selector stays at one: these rows do not establish two-octave connections or continuous turnarounds.
Sources below are limited to the note, theory, fingering, or editorial scope recorded for this page. A source record is not the same as a teacher review.
Supports: Exact notes of all three minor forms, key signature and relative major; natural-minor ascent fingers only. Descending melodic note collection is presented low to high in the source and put into descending performance order here.
Location: Natural, harmonic and melodic minor sections; natural-minor ascending note/finger list.
Supports: C-sharp/B-flat natural minor one-octave RH/LH ascent and descent; A-flat note comparison only, not its ambiguous RH descent. Display registers are editorial whole-octave adaptations; fingers are transcribed, not inferred. C-sharp major on page 1 is not a D-flat spelling source.
Location: PDF page 1 A-flat major; page 2 C-sharp and B-flat natural minor; RH above and LH below.
Supports: C-sharp and B-flat harmonic minor ascending fingers only. Physical C is spelled B-sharp for C-sharp minor, as the source overview specifies. A#/Bb diagram is explicitly paired with the Bb overview spelling; matching physical pitches are recorded in the batch ledger. No descent or melodic fingering.
Location: C# / Db and A# / Bb sections, eight-note ascending lists and LH/RH rows; theoretical spelling in overview.
Supports: Classical melodic-minor direction convention and C-sharp/B-flat pitch collections; no fingering. Source physical C is retained as theoretical B-sharp on the C-sharp page.
Location: Opening classical convention, C# / Db and A# / Bb sections.
Supports: interval rules minor forms and classical directions relative versus parallel keys
Location: Key Takeaways; Natural Minor; Harmonic Minor; Melodic Minor
Supports: Pitch step, alter, octave; C4 convention; key signature fifths positive/negative
Location: Key and Pitch, lines 80–119
Supports: Official public entry for the Standard MIDI Files specification
Location: Standard MIDI Files overview