Fig. 1 · Bb minor

key signature

B♭ minor

B♭1C2D♭3E♭4F5G♭6A♭7

5 flats, written B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭

relative: D♭ majorparallel: B♭ majorthe scale

The chords that live in it

B♭mdegree 1 · minorCdimdegree 2 · diminishedD♭degree 3 · majorE♭mdegree 4 · minorFmdegree 5 · minorG♭degree 6 · majorA♭degree 7 · major

Built by stacking thirds inside the scale and asking what quality comes out, rather than from a table of roman numerals.

What is true of it

B♭ minor has 5 flats.

They are written in this order, always: B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭.

Its notes are B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭ and A♭.

Relative: D♭ major has the same 5 flats. Parallel: B♭ major has 2 flats, which is why changing mode changes the signature by three.

Every key

C♭ majorG♭ majorD♭ majorA♭ majorE♭ majorB♭ majorF majorC majorG majorD majorA majorE majorB majorF♯ majorC♯ majorA♭ minorE♭ minorF minorC minorG minorD minorA minorE minorB minorF♯ minorC♯ minorG♯ minorD♯ minorA♯ minor