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B♭ harmonic minor scale

The B♭ harmonic minor scale is B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A: seven notes, dark, with a strong pull home. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7.

Make a beat in B♭ minor

Opens the free editor with a trap beat in B♭ minor to play B♭ harmonic minor over. No account needed to start.

The notes of B♭ harmonic minor

From B♭ up to B♭: whole, half, whole, whole, half, step and a half, half. Tap a key to hear it.

B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A B♭

CFAB♭D♭E♭G♭B♭
The notes of B♭ harmonic minor scale by scale degree
DegreeNoteFrom the root
1B♭Root
2CMajor second
♭3D♭Minor third
4E♭Perfect fourth
5FPerfect fifth
♭6G♭Minor sixth
7AMajor seventh

How B♭ harmonic minor is built

The B♭ minor scale with A♭ raised to A. The raised seventh sits a half step below B♭, so it pulls hard back home, and it makes the fifth chord F major.

The natural minor scale with its seventh raised a half step. That note makes the fifth chord major, so it pulls hard back home, and the step and a half below it gives the scale its classical, exotic sound. The harmonic minor scale in every key.

Chords in B♭ harmonic minor

One chord on each note of the scale, built from its own notes. The numeral says which note it starts on, against the B♭ major scale: capitals are major, small letters minor.

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Play B♭ harmonic minor over a beat

A beat on the chords of B♭ minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.

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Questions about B♭ harmonic minor

What notes are in the B♭ harmonic minor scale?

B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭ and A. Its formula is 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7, counted from the major scale on B♭, and its steps from B♭ up to B♭ are: whole, half, whole, whole, half, step and a half, half.

How is B♭ harmonic minor different from B♭ minor?

It raises A♭ to A. The raised seventh, a half step below B♭, makes the fifth chord F major, which pulls hard back to B♭ minor.

Harmonic minor scale in every key

C harmonic minorC♯ harmonic minorD harmonic minorE♭ harmonic minorE harmonic minorF harmonic minorF♯ harmonic minorG harmonic minorG♯ harmonic minorA harmonic minorB♭ harmonic minorB harmonic minor

More scales on B♭

B♭ major (major scale)B♭ minor (natural minor scale)B♭ major pentatonicB♭ minor pentatonicB♭ bluesB♭ harmonic minorB♭ melodic minorB♭ dorianB♭ phrygianB♭ lydianB♭ mixolydianA♯ locrianB♭ phrygian dominant
Scales and modes
Major and minor keysMajor pentatonic scaleMinor pentatonic scaleBlues scaleHarmonic minor scaleMelodic minor scaleDorian modePhrygian modeLydian modeMixolydian modeLocrian modePhrygian dominant scaleWhole tone scale

Build a song in B♭ harmonic minor

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