Major & minor
B♭ natural minor scale · also called the Aeolian mode
The standard minor scale — sad, serious or dramatic.
Its relative major is D♭ major — same notes, different home note. See all the chords in the key of B♭ minor.
- Notes
- B♭CD♭E♭FG♭A♭
- Formula
- 12♭345♭6♭7
- Steps
- WHWWHWW
How to play the B♭ natural minor scale
On guitar
e|----------------------------------------------8--9--11-| B|-------------------------------------7--9--11----------| G|----------------------------6--8--10-------------------| D|-------------------6--8--10----------------------------| A|----------6--8--9--------------------------------------| E|-6--8--9-----------------------------------------------|
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|-------------1-3-| E|-------1-2-------| C|-0-1-3-----------| G|-----------1-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 7 positions with neck diagrams →Chords in the B♭ natural minor scale
Stack every other note of the scale to build a chord on each degree.
Sounds great over
