B♭ Chromatic Scale
The B♭ Chromatic scale contains 12 notes: B♭, B, C, D♭, D, E♭, E, F, G♭, G, A♭, A.
B♭ Chromatic scale on the piano
Βασικά στοιχεία
- Scale type
- Chromatic
- Number of notes
- 12
- Τύπος
- H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H
What is the Chromatic scale?
The chromatic scale contains all twelve notes of Western music, each a half step apart. It is not a key of its own but the raw material every other scale is drawn from, and it is used for passing tones and for technique practice.
B♭ Chromatic is a scale, not a key. It has no key signature of its own — music that uses it is normally written in the key signature of its parent scale, with any extra accidentals added as they occur.
Scale degrees of B♭ Chromatic
| Βαθμίδα | Νότα | Διάστημα | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭ | P1 | 0 |
| 2 | B | m2 | 1 |
| 3 | C | M2 | 2 |
| 4 | D♭ | m3 | 3 |
| 5 | D | M3 | 4 |
| 6 | E♭ | P4 | 5 |
| 7 | E | TT | 6 |
| 8 | F | P5 | 7 |
| 9 | G♭ | m6 | 8 |
| 10 | G | M6 | 9 |
| 11 | A♭ | m7 | 10 |
| 12 | A | M7 | 11 |
Other scales on B♭
Every scale type that starts on B♭, for comparison.
- B♭ major
- B♭ Dorian
- B♭ Phrygian
- B♭ Lydian
- B♭ Mixolydian
- B♭ Locrian
- B♭ Harmonic Minor
- B♭ Melodic Minor
- B♭ Harmonic Major
- B♭ Hungarian Minor
- B♭ Phrygian Dominant
- B♭ Lydian Dominant
- B♭ Major Pentatonic
- B♭ Minor Pentatonic
- B♭ Blues
- B♭ Whole Tone
- B♭ Half-Whole Diminished
- B♭ Whole-Half Diminished
- B♭ Bebop Dominant
- B♭ Bebop Major
Chromatic in every key
Συχνές ερωτήσεις
What notes are in the B♭ Chromatic scale?
The B♭ Chromatic scale has 12 notes: B♭, B, C, D♭, D, E♭, E, F, G♭, G, A♭, A.
What is the formula for the B♭ Chromatic scale?
The B♭ Chromatic scale follows the step pattern H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H–H, where H is a half step and W is a whole step.
