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

    The notes of the B♭ major scale are B, C, D, E, F, G and A

    The relative minor of the B♭ major scale is G minor


    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

    E♭
    B♭
    F
    C
    G
    D
    A
    C
    F
    D
    G
    E♭
    A
    B♭

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    right hand

    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:

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    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):

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    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.

    Common chord progressions in the key of B♭ major

    Here's list of popular major key chord progressions along with the specific chords they represent in the key of B♭ major. Again, you can use numbers 1 through 7 on your keyboard to trigger the different chords:

    I B maj
    IV E maj
    V F maj
    I B maj
    vi G min
    ii C min
    V F maj
    vi G min
    IV E maj
    I B maj
    V F maj
    I B maj
    iii D min
    IV E maj
    V F maj
    I B maj
    IV E maj
    vi A min
    V F maj
    ii C min
    V F maj
    I B maj
    I B maj
    vi G min
    IV E maj
    V F maj
    I B maj
    IV E maj
    ii C min
    V F maj
    iii D min
    vi G min
    ii C min
    V F maj
    I B maj
    V F maj
    vi G min
    IV E maj
    I B maj
    IV E maj
    V F maj
    I B maj
    I B maj
    V F maj
    ii C min
    iii D min

    Toggle B♭ major scale intervals & scale degrees

    degrees notes intervals
    1: Tonic B Unison
    2: Supertonic C Major 2nd
    3: Mediant D Major 3rd
    4: Subdominant E Perfect 4th
    5: Dominant F Perfect 5th
    6: Submediant G Major 6th
    7: Leading Tone A Major 7th
    1: Octave/Tonic B Perfect 8th

    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
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    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


    Piano Samples

    The piano samples used for this B♭ major scale reference are from “ Salamander Grand Piano V3 ” by Alexander Holm, licensed under CC BY 3.0.

    Drum Samples

    The drum samples used here are from “ Mailbox Badger : Public Domain Drum Samples : Vol. 2 ”by Mailbox Badger/Patrick Callan, licensed under CC BY 3.0.


    Circle of fifths with major and minor keys