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B♭ major scale on piano

Notes: B♭ – C – D – E♭ – F – G – A

The reference scale of Western music: seven notes, with half steps between degrees 3 and 4, then 7 and 8. Bright and stable, it gives the major keys their names.

How it is built

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

Key signature: 2 flats (B♭, E♭).

Relative key: G minor.

Fingering

Right hand, going up: 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4. Left hand, going up: 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3.

The chords of the scale

Other B♭ scales

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