B♭ Natural Minor Scale
The B♭ natural minor scale is the relative minor sound built on B♭ — darker, more reflective than major, the foundation of countless rock, pop, and folk songs.
Notes in B♭ Natural Minor
The B♭ Natural Minor scale contains B♭ — C — D♭ — E♭ — F — G♭ — A♭. The interval pattern is the universal natural minor pattern, transposed to start on B♭.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see B♭ Natural Minor on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.
Common uses
The B♭ natural minor scale is the relative minor sound built on B♭ — darker, more reflective than major, the foundation of countless rock, pop, and folk songs.
FAQs
What chords go with the B♭ Natural Minor scale?
Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.
How is B♭ Natural Minor different from other scales on B♭?
The intervals between notes are different. B♭ Natural Minor uses the natural minor interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.
What's the relative key of B♭ Natural Minor?
For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. B♭ major and G minor share the same notes; B♭ minor and Db major share the same notes.