B♭ natural minor scale
The darker cousin of the major scale: its third, sixth and seventh notes are one key lower.
How to play it
The numbers are your fingers: 1 is the thumb, 5 the little finger.
Right hand
Start on B♭ with finger 2. Going up the fingers are 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4. Your thumb tucks under after finger 2 and 3, each time. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on B♭ with finger 2. Going up the fingers are 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2. After your thumb, finger 3 and 4 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♭ minor
- Earth SongMichael Jackson
- Smooth CriminalMichael Jackson
- One Night OnlyJennifer Hudson
- Part Time LoverStevie Wonder
- The PassengerIggy Pop
- SuddenlyBilly Ocean
- Poor Jack (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)Danny Elfman
- Work This OutHigh School Musical 2
- LovesickDavid Yazbek
- Long TimeBoston
- Pilate's DreamAndrew Lloyd Webber
- Winter SongSara Bareilles
- Jack's LamentDanny Elfman
- Love ChildThe Supremes
- Grizabella: The Glamour CatAndrew Lloyd Webber
- One Night OnlyTom Eyen
- Make It To MeSam Smith
- SorrowJane Trotter
- My Lovin'En Vogue
- Back From The DeadSkylar Grey
- You Are EverythingMichael McDonald
- I Only Want To SayAndrew Lloyd Webber
Questions
What notes are in the B♭ natural minor scale?
B♭, C, D♭, E♭, F, G♭ and A♭, then B♭ again an octave up.
What is the fingering for the B♭ natural minor scale?
Right hand going up: 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4. Left hand going up: 2 1 3 2 1 4 3 2. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in B♭ minor?
Earth Song by Michael Jackson, Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson and One Night Only by Jennifer Hudson are among the songs here in B♭ minor.