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B♭ Minor Hexatonic scale
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About the B flat Minor Hexatonic scale

B flat Minor Hexatonic is used for jazz and modern minor melodies. Think of it as a six-note minor scale that skips the sixth and reaches for a major seventh.

Its notes are B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, and A. The formula is W H W W 4 semitones H.

On the piano, B♭ Minor Hexatonic touches the black keys B♭, D♭, and E♭.

Notes and intervals

1BbB♭Root
2CCMajor 2nd
3DbD♭Minor 3rd
4EbE♭Perfect 4th
5FFPerfect 5th
6AAMajor 7th
StepsW H W W 4 semitones H
Semitones2-1-2-2-4-1
Degrees1 2 ♭3 4 5 7

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

Minor Hexatonic in other keys

C Minor Hexatonic scaleD flat Minor Hexatonic scaleD Minor Hexatonic scaleE flat Minor Hexatonic scaleE Minor Hexatonic scaleF Minor Hexatonic scaleG flat Minor Hexatonic scaleG Minor Hexatonic scaleA flat Minor Hexatonic scaleA Minor Hexatonic scaleB Minor Hexatonic scale

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Bb Minor Hexatonic scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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