Bb Minor Scale

Construction

Also known as Aeolian; this is the sixth degree of the diatonic scale. This Minor scale is constructed by starting with the root note of Bb and following a the sequence of steps: W H W W H W W. The 'W' (whole step) means to skip a note, and the 'H' (half step), means to pick the very next note. The final step in the sequence will always end at the root note (one octave higher).
Here is this process represented visually:
BbBCC#DD#EFF#GG#ABbWHWWHWW

Primary Triads

BbmTonic
CdimSupertonic
C#Mediant
D#mSubdominant
FmDominant
F#Submediant
G#Subtonic

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended Four Flat 9thF7sus4b9
7th Suspended FourthG#7sus, F7sus, D#7sus, Bb7sus
7th Suspended SecondG#7sus2, D#7sus2, Bb7sus2
Added 9thG#add9, F#add9, C#add9
DiminishedCdim
Dominant 6thG#7(6)
Dominant 7thG#7
Dominant 9thG#9
Dominant EleventhG#11
Dominant ThirteenthG#13
Half-Diminished 7thCm7(b5)
MajorG#, F#, C#
Major 2ndG#2, F#2, C#2
Major 6thG#M6, F#M6, C#M6
Major 7thF#M7, C#M7
Major 7th Flat FifthF#Maj7b5
Major 9thF#M9, C#M9
Major 9th Flat FifthF#Maj9b5
Major Added 11thG#add11, C#add11
Major EleventhC#M11
Major ThirteenthC#M13
MinorFm, D#m, Bbm
Minor 2ndD#m2, Bbm2
Minor 6thD#m6
Minor 7thFm7, D#m7, Bbm7
Minor 7th Flat ThirteenthFm7b13, Bbm7b13
Minor 9thD#m9, Bbm9
Minor Added 11thFmadd11, D#madd11, Bbmadd11
Minor Added 9thD#madd9, Bbmadd9
Minor EleventhD#m11, Bbm11
Minor Eleventh Flat NineFm11b9
Minor Six-NineD#m6/9
Minor ThirteenthD#m13
PowerchordG#5, F#5, F5, D#5, C#5, Bb5
Six-NineG#6/9, F#6/9, C#6/9
Suspended FourthG#sus, Fsus, D#sus, C#sus, Bbsus
Suspended SecondG#sus2, F#sus2, D#sus2, C#sus2, Bbsus2

Related Items

Triads Charts
Printable list of charts of all
Bb Minor Triads
Extended Chords Charts
Printable list of charts of all
Bb Minor Extended Chords
Scale Charts
Printable list of scale charts for in this scale and tuning.
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