B flat Major scale - Music theory (2024)

the B flat (B♭) major scale has two flats (2 ♭) and according to the order of flats they are the B flat and the E flat (B♭ & E♭).
The names of the notes in the B flat major scale are: B♭ C D E♭ F G A

Like all other major scales, B flat major scale is composed by this sequence of

whole steps and half steps (tones and semitones )

:

:1 Whole step / 1 Whole step / 1 half step / 1 Whole step / 1 Whole step / 1 Whole step / 1 half step

: 1 Tone / 1 Tone / 1 semitone / 1 Tone / 1 Tone / 1 Tone / 1 semitone

Key signature of B flat major scale

The key signature of B flat Major has two flats (2♭).

B flat Major scale in most common clefs

Here is B flat major scale in most common clefs: treble clef, bass clef, tenor clef and alto clef.

B flat Major scale in treble clef (G-clef)

Below is the B flat major scale in treble clef:

B flat Major scale in bass clef

Below is the B flat major scale in bass clef:

B flat Major scale in alto clef

Below is the B flat major scale in alto clef:

B flat Major scale in tenor clef

Below is the B flat major scale in tenor clef:

Scale degrees of B flat major

Closely related keys of B flat Major

Relative minor key of B flat Major

The relative minor key of B flat Major is G minor and below if the G minor natural scale:

Parallel Key of B flat Major

Parallel Key of B flat Major (or hom*onymous key) is B flat minor scale, here is the B flat harmonic minor scale :

Leading Tone of B flat Major

The leading Tone of B flat Major is A, because A is the degree VII and is distant to a seventh major of the tonic, or an half step (semitone ) lower than the tonic).

Chords of B flat major scale

B flat major scale on a piano

Below is the B flat major scale on a piano:

You will notice that only the white piano keys are used. Music notes must be played successively from left to right to obtain the ascending scale, or from right to left for the descending scale.

See Also

A Complete Guide To Major Scales

B flat major triad chord

The B flat major triad chord as a root note (B flat), a major third (B flat / D) and a perfect fifth (B flat / F):

And below is the B flat major triad chord on a piano keyboard:

Authentic cadence (perfect cadence) in B flat major

Here is an Authentic cadence (perfect cadence ) in B flat major :

B flat Major scale video

Here is a B flat Major scale:

B flat major on the circle of fifths

You can find B flat major on the circle of fifths and its key signature, relative minor key and closely related keys :

Famous works B flat major

Here are some works by famous composers composed in B flat major:

Ave Maria (Schubert)

Ave Maria from Schubert (1797 - 1828), originally titled Ellens Gesang III, Hymne an die Jungfrau is mainly written in B flat major.

royalty free arrangement for violin and guitar (source, license Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International)

Horn Concerto in E-flat major, K.417, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The second movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Concerto for Horn in E flat major K. 417, titled Andante, is composed in B flat major :

This excerpt was recorded in 2005 by horn player Abel Pereira, conducted by Miguel Graça Moura with the Orquestra Metropolitana de Lisboa orchestra. (source, license Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0))

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B flat major key signature

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