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 1. Going up the fingers are 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Your thumb tucks under after finger 3. Come back down the same way.
Left hand
An octave lower, start on B with finger 4. Going up the fingers are 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1. After your thumb, finger 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
- Young And BeautifulLana Del Rey
- From Now On (From The Greatest Showman)Pasek & Paul
- Rather BeClean Bandit
- IrisGoo Goo Dolls
- Karma PoliceRadiohead
- TripElla Mai
- A Horse With No NameAmerica
- Hotel CaliforniaEagles
- Un-thinkableAlicia Keys
- CinderellaThe Cheetah Girls
- Gangnam StylePSY
- ManeaterHall & Oates
- Pretty When You CryLana Del Rey
- Welcome To WonderlandFrank Wildhorn
- Slow DownBobby Valentino
- Pink MatterFrank Ocean
- If I Was Your GirlfriendPrince
- SiriusAlan Parsons Project
- Hometown GloryAdele
- JealousLabrinth
- ManeaterNelly Furtado
- MoneyPink Floyd
- Best MistakeAriana Grande
- Old MoneyLana Del Rey
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: 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5. Left hand going up: 4 3 2 1 4 3 2 1. Coming down, the fingers go the other way.
Which songs are in B minor?
Young And Beautiful by Lana Del Rey, From Now On (From The Greatest Showman) by Pasek & Paul and Rather Be by Clean Bandit are among the songs here in B minor.