B♭ Major (Diatonic)

Scale

B♭ C D E♭ F G A B♭

Voice-Leading Relationships

Has Modes

B♭ Ionian (Major)

C Dorian

D Phrygian

E♭ Lydian

F Mixolydian

G Aeolian (Natural Minor)

A Locrian

Shares notes

E♭ Pentatonic

F Pentatonic

B♭ Pentatonic

Voice leading distance: 1

C Melodic Minor (Acoustic)

E♭ Major (Diatonic)

F Major (Diatonic)

G Harmonic Minor

B♭ Melodic Minor (Acoustic)

B♭ Harmonic Major

	Diatonic
	5	7	9 (or 2)	11 (or 4)	13 (or 6)
	B♭ Ionian (Major)
	B♭ Maj B♭ sus 2 B♭ sus 4	B♭ Maj 7	B♭ Maj add 9 B♭ Maj 6/9 B♭ Maj 9	Avoid 11 (E♭)	B♭ Maj 6
	C Dorian
	C min	C min 7	C min 9	Cm11no 9 C min 11	Avoid 13 (A)
	D Phrygian
	D sus 4	D min 7	Avoid ♭9 (E♭), ♭13 (B♭) D sus ♭9	Dm11no 9	Avoid ♭9 (E♭), ♭13 (B♭)
	E♭ Lydian
	E♭ Maj	E♭ Maj 7	E♭ Maj 9 ♯11 E♭M9♯11 no 5	E♭M7♯11	E♭ Maj 6 ♯11
	F Mixolydian
	F Maj F sus 2 F sus 4	F Dom 7 F7 sus 4	F Dom 9 F Dom 9 sus 4	Avoid 11 (B♭)	F Aug 6 F Dom 13
	G Aeolian (Natural Minor)
	G min	G min 7	G min 9	Gm11no 9 G min 11	Avoid ♭13 (E♭)
	A Locrian
	A dim	A min 7 ♭5	Avoid ♭9 (B♭)	Am11♭5 no 9	A min ♭13 ♭5