About the B flat Chromatic scale
B flat Chromatic is used for passing tones, chromatic runs and free, atonal writing. Think of it as all twelve notes, every half step in the octave.
Its notes are B♭, C♭, C, D♭, D, E♭, E, F, G♭, G, A♭, and A. The formula is H H H H H H H H H H H H.
Also called Twelve-Tone Scale.
The mode shares E, A, D, G, and B with the guitar's open strings. On guitar, the deepest B♭ within reach is the 1st fret of the A string. A capo at the first fret brings B♭ Chromatic within reach of A-shape fingerings.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BbB♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | CbC♭ | Minor 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Major 2nd |
| 4 | DbD♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 5 | DD | Major 3rd |
| 6 | EbE♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 7 | EE | Augmented 4th |
| 8 | FF | Perfect 5th |
| 9 | GbG♭ | Minor 6th |
| 10 | GG | Major 6th |
| 11 | AbA♭ | Minor 7th |
| 12 | AA | Major 7th |
| Steps | H H H H H H H H H H H H |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭2 2 ♭3 3 4 ♯4 5 ♭6 6 ♭7 7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Chromatic in other keys
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