This is needed to ensure that when it comes to writing the scale notes on a musical staff (eg. The rule ensures that every position of a staff is used once and once only - whether that position be a note in a space, or a note on a line. The 7 unique notes in a scale need to be named such that each letter from A to G is used once only, so each note name is either a natural white name( A. This step tries to assign note names to the piano keys identified in the previous step, so that they can be written on a note staff in the Solution section. G is the submediant of the B-flat major scaleĪ is the leading tone of the B-flat major scaleīb is the octave of the B-flat major scale

B-flat major scale degrees Note no.īb is the tonic of the B-flat major scaleĬ is the supertonic of the B-flat major scaleĭ is the mediant of the B-flat major scaleĮb is the subdominant of the B-flat major scaleį is the dominant of the B-flat major scale

The stave diagrams above shows the scale notes without a key signature, with the sharp / flat adjustments inserted before each note on the staff.įor the key signature of this scale, showing these symbols grouped correctly next to the bass or treble clef symbol at the beginning, have a look at the Bb major key signature. These note names are shown below on the treble clef followed by the bass clef. Middle C (midi note 60) is shown with an orange line under the 2nd note on the piano diagram. The 8th note of the B-flat major scale is Bb The 7th note of the B-flat major scale is A The 6th note of the B-flat major scale is G The 5th note of the B-flat major scale is F The 4th note of the B-flat major scale is Eb The 3rd note of the B-flat major scale is D

The 2nd note of the B-flat major scale is C The 1st note of the B-flat major scale is Bb This major scale key is on the Circle of 5ths - Bb major on circle of 5ths, which means that it is a commonly used major scale key. It also shows the scale degree chart for all 8 notes. Therefore, A minor is the relative minor of C major (C major and A minor share the same key signature: no sharps or flats).Ĭ major is called the relative major of A minor.This step shows the ascending B-flat major scale on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. For example: in C major the sixth note is an A. It can be found by taking the sixth note of the first scale and playing a minor scale starting on that note. When a piece of music is in a major key, the relative minor means the minor key which has the same key signature.

A major b flat major