B♭ Major: Notes, Chords and Scale
B♭ major is a major key. Its key signature has 2 flats: B♭, E♭. Its scale is B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G, A, and its seven diatonic chords are B♭, Cm, Dm, E♭, F, Gm, Adim. Below are the 7th chords, Roman numerals, related keys, the Camelot code and a keyboard diagram.
Key signature
2♭
Relative key
Parallel key
Camelot code
6B
Notes
B♭ C D E♭ F G A
Chords in B♭ major
- IB♭B♭ D F
- iiCmC E♭ G
- iiiDmD F A
- IVE♭E♭ G B♭
- VFF A C
- viGmG B♭ D
- vii°AdimA C E♭
Seventh chords
- Imaj7B♭maj7B♭ D F A
- ii7Cm7C E♭ G B♭
- iii7Dm7D F A C
- IVmaj7E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D
- V7F7F A C E♭
- vi7Gm7G B♭ D F
- viiø7Am7♭5A C E♭ G
How to use these chords
- I, IV and V (B♭, E♭, F) are the primary chords. Together they contain all seven notes of the scale.
- vi (Gm) and iii (Dm) each share two notes with I, and ii (Cm) shares two notes with IV, so these minor chords often stand in for them.
- V7 (F7) contains the leading tone, A, which pulls up to the root, so it resolves strongly to I. vii° (Adim) has the same upper three notes as V7 and is mostly used as a passing chord.
- Common progressions, in Roman numerals: I V vi IV (B♭, F, Gm, E♭); I vi IV V (B♭, Gm, E♭, F); ii V I (Cm, F, B♭); ii7 V7 Imaj7 (Cm7, F7, B♭maj7).
Common uses of B♭ major
- B♭ major shares its seven notes and its key signature with its relative minor, G minor.
- On a piano, 2 of its seven notes are black keys.
- It reads easily for horn sections: B♭ instruments such as trumpet, clarinet and tenor saxophone read it as C major, and E♭ alto saxophone reads it as G major.
- In the Camelot system DJs use for harmonic mixing, B♭ major is 6B; tracks in 5B, 7B and 6A usually mix smoothly with it.
- Open B♭ major in the Scale and Chord Finder
- Find your song's key from the audio: Detect Key and BPM
- Camelot Wheel: 6B
- Write chords or MIDI in B♭ major with MIDI LabMIDI Lab, from the same team as SongTools, writes chord progressions, bass, drums and melody as MIDI from a prompt.
- G minor: notes and chords
- All 24 major and minor keys
Questions about B♭ major
What chords are in B♭ major?
The seven chords in B♭ major are B♭, Cm, Dm, E♭, F, Gm, Adim (I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, vii°). As seventh chords they are B♭maj7, Cm7, Dm7, E♭maj7, F7, Gm7, Am7♭5.
What notes are in the B♭ major scale?
B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G, A. Its key signature has 2 flats: B♭, E♭.
What is the relative minor of B♭ major?
G minor. It uses the same seven notes and key signature as B♭ major, starting from G. The parallel minor, B♭ minor, starts on the same note as B♭ major but has a different key signature.
What is the Camelot code for B♭ major?
6B. Next to it on the Camelot wheel are 5B and 7B, and 6A is its relative minor, G minor.