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Bb Harmonic Minor Scale

The Bb harmonic minor scale has a lush, dramatic quality with its raised A natural. Used in jazz, orchestral guitar parts, and progressive rock, it creates compelling minor-key cadences.

Also known as

  • A# Harmonic Minor

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7

Notes

BbCDbEbFGbA

Diatonic Chords

These chords are built from the notes of the Bb Harmonic Minor scale. Each degree gets a chord based on the intervals stacked above it.

ii° C dim
III+ C# aug
vii° A dim
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