Bb Minor Scale

The Bb minor scale has a heavy, somber tone with five flats. Found in jazz, gospel, and dramatic compositions, it produces rich minor voicings through barre shapes on guitar.

Also known as

A# Minor
Bb Natural Minor
A# Natural Minor
Bb Aeolian
A# Aeolian

Formula

1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7

Notes

BbCDbEbFGbAb

Diatonic Chords

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

i A# Minor

ii° C dim

III C# Major

iv D# Minor

v F Minor

VI F# Major

VII G# Major

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