B-flat minor scale on piano - notes, fingering and chords

How to play the B-flat minor scale

Right hand: start on B♭ with finger 2, then tuck your thumb under to play C, then tuck your thumb under to play F.

Left hand: start on B♭ with finger 2, then cross finger 3 over your thumb to play D♭, then cross finger 4 over your thumb to play G♭.

Coming down, use the same fingers in reverse order. Start with each hand alone at a slow tempo, and play hands together only once both feel even.

Most music in B-flat minor uses F ( F A C) for the V chord instead, borrowed from the harmonic minor. Its raised note pulls strongly back to B♭.

Natural minor: B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭ B♭. Uses only the notes of the key signature, the same notes as its relative major.

Harmonic minor: B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A B♭. Raises the 7th note by a half step, which gives the scale its strong pull back to the tonic.

Melodic minor: B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G A B♭. Raises the 6th and 7th going up, then comes down as the natural minor.