B Flat Minor Scale For Guitar

Guitar Natural Minor Scale Pattern: Bbm, Bb Minor, Bbmin

This post will show the B flat minor scale or A sharp minor scale for guitar. Easy guitar scale learning guide and scale diagram.

B Flat Minor Scale For Guitar
B Flat Minor Scale For Guitar

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  • B Flat Natural Minor Scale: Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab
  • B Flat Natural Minor Key Signature: 5 Flats
  • B Flat Minor Chord 3 Notes: Bb Db F (1-b3-5)
  • B Flat Minor Relative Major: 3rd Degree Db Major Scale
  • B Flat Minor Pentatonic Scale Notes: Bb Db Eb F Ab
  • Scale Formula: 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
  • Scale Intervals: W H W W H W W

Note: Bbm natural scale sounds the same as the A#m natural scale. Both are commonly used scales with only the names of the individual notes are different.

A Sharp Natural Minor Scale: A# B# C# D# E# F# G#

Natural Minor Key Chord Sequence: min dim Maj min min Maj Maj

  • Minor: 1-4-5
  • Major: 3-6-7
  • Diminished: 2

Chords In The Key Of B Flat Natural Minor

  • i – Bbmin – Bbmin7
  • iidim – Cdim – Cm7b5
  • III – Dbmaj – Dbmaj7
  • iv – Ebmin – Ebmin7
  • v – Fmin – Fmin7
  • VI – Gbmaj – Gbmaj7
  • VII – Abmaj -Ab7

Common Chord Progressions in B Flat Natural Minor

  • Bbm-Gb-Ab
  • Bbm-Ebm-Ab
  • Bbm-Ebm-Fm
  • Bbm-Gb-Db-Ab
  • Cm7b5-Fm-Bbm