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B♭ harmonic minor scale on piano

Notes: B♭ – C – D♭ – E♭ – F – G♭ – A

The minor scale with its 7th degree raised a half step (the leading tone): it gives a major dominant chord, and a step and a half between degrees 6 and 7 that lends it its exotic flavor.

How it is built

Steps between the notes (W = whole step, H = half step): W – H – W – W – H – W+H – H.

Key signature: 5 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).

The chords of the scale

• I: B♭m
• II: Cdim
• III: D♭+
• IV: E♭m
• V: F
• VI: G♭
• VII: Adim

Other B♭ scales

B♭ major · B♭ minor · B♭ major pentatonic · B♭ minor pentatonic · B♭ blues