B♭ minor · 5 flats
Chords in B flat minor
B♭ minor has 5 flats, and its notes are B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭ and A♭. Its seven chords are B♭m, C°, D♭, E♭m, Fm, G♭ and A♭; with sevenths, B♭m7, Cm7♭5, D♭maj7, E♭m7, Fm7, G♭maj7 and A♭7. The dominant players actually use, F7, comes from harmonic minor, so all three minor scales are below.
Natural minor
The key signature's own notes. Its v is minor, so it has no leading tone.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Tonic | |||
| ii° | C° | Subdominant | ||
| III | Tonic | |||
| iv | Subdominant | |||
| v | Fm | Fm7 | Dominant | |
| VI | Tonic | |||
| VII | Dominant |
Harmonic minor
The seventh raised a semitone, which makes V major and V7 a real dominant.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Tonic | |||
| ii° | C° | Subdominant | ||
| III+ | Tonic | |||
| iv | Subdominant | |||
| V | F | F7 | Dominant | |
| VI | Tonic | |||
| vii° | A° | A°7 | Dominant |
Melodic minor
The sixth and seventh both raised, as the melody climbs to the tonic.
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Tonic | |||
| ii | Cm | Cm7 | Subdominant | |
| III+ | Tonic | |||
| IV | Subdominant | |||
| V | F | F7 | Dominant | |
| vi° | G° | Tonic | ||
| vii° | A° | Dominant |
Hear where home is
Two short progressions in B♭ minor. The last chord of each is the tonic, and the chord before it is what makes it sound like arriving.
Cadence
- i
- iv
- F7V7
- i
Minor ii V i
- iiø7
- F7V7
- i7