B flat major - Scales, triads & chords
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Do you already know F major? Very good. Then let’s dedicate ourselves to a key with two flats: B flat major. I’ll show you which notes the B flat major scale has, tell you the corresponding note names and familiarize you with the B flat major chord and the inversions of the B flat major chord. And I can promise you one thing: After this article, you will be proficient in B flat major.
B flat major scale
Sheet music
The B flat major scale consists of the notes B♭ – C – D – E♭ – F – G – A – B♭. Surely you can already deduce something from these note names, right? Keyword: accidentals.
Exactly: The B flat major scale has exactly two accidentals and thus two black keys: the B♭ and the E♭. You can remember that. I’m sure of it. But what is the best way to play the B flat major scale? Let me show you.
Piano keyboard with fingering
As you now know, the B flat major scale requires two black keys: B♭ and E♭. This presents a particular challenge for the starting position of our right hand.
Why? If you’ve already played a few scales on the piano, you’ve probably always started with your thumb. It’s different with B flat major. Here you start on the root note with the second finger of your right hand – i.e. with your index finger. Only then do you put your thumb on the second key of the B flat major scale. Namely on the C.
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B flat major triad (chord)
Below you will find the B flat major triad as notes and as a piano keyboard in different positions: root position, 1st inversion and 2nd inversion of the triad.
Home position
Ok, the fingering of the B flat major scale is a bit unusual. But now we are back in familiar territory. Because: You play the B flat major root chord with fingers 1 – 3 – 5
1. reversal
The first inversion has the notes D – F – B♭. You play them with fingers 1 – 2 – 5.
2. reversal
You play the second inversion of B flat major again with 1 – 3- 5.
Parallel minor key
The parallel minor key of B flat major is G minor.
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