Major & minor
B♭ major scale · also called the Ionian mode
The do-re-mi scale: bright and resolved. It’s the reference point every other scale is compared to.
Its relative minor is G natural minor — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of B♭ major.
- Notes
- B♭CDE♭FGA
- Formula
- 1234567
- Steps
- WWHWWWH
How to play the B♭ major scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------8--10-11-| B|-------------------------------------8--10-11----------| G|----------------------------7--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------7--8--10----------------------------| A|----------6--8--10-------------------------------------| E|-6--8--10----------------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 6–11
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------0-1-3-| E|-------1---------| C|-0-2-3-----------| G|---------0-------|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the B♭ major scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
