B♭ major scale
Eight notes up and back down, the thumb tucking under so one hand plays the whole octave.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on B♭ with finger 4. Going up the fingers are 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4. Your thumb tucks under after finger 4 and 3, each time. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on B♭ with finger 3. Going up the fingers are 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3. After your thumb, finger 4 and 3 crosses over. Come back down the same way.
Both hands
Play both hands together, an octave apart. The hands change position at different notes, so go slowly and watch the finger numbers.
Songs in B♭ major
- A Thousand YearsChristina Perri
- Reflecting LightSam Phillips
- Last KissTaylor Swift
- In Love With Another ManJazmine Sullivan
- Purple RainPrince
- Hall Of FameThe Script
- She's A RainbowThe Rolling Stones
- 7 YearsLukas Graham
- Soldier BoyThe Shirelles
- The Other WomanLana Del Rey
- California Love2Pac
- Bohemian RhapsodyQueen
- Jingle BellsGlee Cast
- Nothin' On YouB.o.B. featuring Bruno Mars
- Coat Of Many ColorsDolly Parton
- Jurassic ParkJohn Williams
- Steal My GirlOne Direction
- Get HereOleta Adams
- God's Gonna Cut You DownJohnny Cash
- Loving YouMichael Jackson
- Man! I Feel Like A Woman!Shania Twain
- Only Happy When It RainsGarbage
- Mysterious WaysU2
- PeaceMichael McDonald
Questions
What notes are in the B♭ major scale?
B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G and A, then B♭ again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the B♭ major scale?
Right hand going up: 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4. Left hand going up: 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 3. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in B♭ major?
A Thousand Years by Christina Perri, Reflecting Light by Sam Phillips and Last Kiss by Taylor Swift are among the songs here in B♭ major.