Scale
B♭ harmonic minor scale
The B♭ harmonic minor scale has 7 notes: B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭ and A.
- Notes
- B♭ · C · D♭ · E♭ · F · G♭ · A
- Step pattern
- W – H – W – W – H – W+H – H
W = whole step (two keys), H = half step (the very next key).
Play it yourself
Play the scale going up: start on B♭ and tap each note in order.
- B♭
- C
- D♭
- E♭
- F
- G♭
- A
The harmonic minor scale is natural minor with a raised 7th. That one note creates a strong pull back to the root and the exotic-sounding jump of three half steps between the 6th and 7th notes.
Chords in B♭ harmonic minor
Build a chord on each note of the scale using only notes from the scale, and you get these seven. The Roman numeral shows the step it is built on: upper case for major, lower case for minor.
- i · B♭m
- ii° · Cdim
- III+ · D♭aug
- iv · E♭m
- V · F
- VI · G♭
- vii° · Adim