Bb Major Scale on Piano & Guitar + Chords in the Key of Bb Major

😍 Here's a loveable B flat major scale reference which shows the notes, finger position on the piano keyboard, intervals, scale degrees, diatonic chords and common chord progressions in B♭ major.

🎸 You'll also find the B♭ major scale on the guitar fretboard.

ⓘ The A^♯ major scale is enharmonic to the B_♭ major scale. It has the same pitches, but uses different notes names: A^♯ B^♯ C^♯♯ D^♯ E^♯ F^♯♯ G^♯♯.

The B_♭ major scale is a diatonic scale consisting of the pitches B_♭, C, D, E_♭, F, G and A. Its relative minor is G minor.

The key signature for the B_♭ major scale has 2 flats: B_♭ and E_♭.

The key of B_♭ major is closely related to the key of E_♭ major and the key of F major.

→ go to all major & minor scales

B♭ major scale piano layout & finger position

Here's a piano keyboard showing the notes of the B♭ major scale, followed by a visual for the finger position on the piano. Hit play to hear the notes of the B♭ major scale up and down:

• B_♭
• C
• D
• E_♭
• F
• G
• A
• B_♭

B♭ Major Scale on Guitar

🎸 Here you'll find a guitar fretboard representation with the notes of the B_♭ major scale , using standard guitar tuning: E A D G B E. You can show all notes, only the root notes, the intervals or the scale degrees:

You can also highlight specific scale positions on the guitar fretboard for the B♭ major scale, using the CAGED system or the Three Notes Per String system (TNPS):

Chords in the key of B♭ major
(B♭ major diatonic chords)

The diatonic chords in the key of B♭ major are: B_♭ major, C minor, D minor, E_♭ major, F major, G minor and A diminished

Tap or use numbers 1 through 7 to trigger the chords. You can also tap to trigger the chord inversions or the 7th chords. This tool can be used as a chord progression generator.

Popular Songs in the Key of B♭ Major

• Rocket Man by Elton John
• I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton
• Summertime by Janis Joplin
• Lookin' Out My Back Door by CCR
• Whiskey in the Jar by Metalicca
• Mayonaise by The Smashing Pumpkins
• Man! I Feel Like a Woman! by Shania Twain
• Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

Major scale formula

🔧 The major scales are constructed using this note pattern:

• W-W-H-W-W-W-H

W = Whole step   H = Half step

go to a different major or minor scale:

C majorC^♯ majorD_♭ majorD majorE_♭ majorE majorF majorF^♯ majorG_♭ majorG majorA_♭ majorA majorB majorC_♭ major

C minor C^♯ minor D_♭ minorD minorD^♯ minorE_♭ minorE minorF minorF^♯ minorG minorG^♯ minorA_♭ minorA minorA^♯ minorB_♭ minorB minor