How do I play Bb Minor Six Diminished?

On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.

What notes are in Bb Minor Six Diminished?

Bb Minor Six Diminished contains the notes Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A, measured from the tonic Bb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6m, 6M, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.

What is the formula of Bb Minor Six Diminished?

From Bb the steps run W H W W H H W H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.

Scales

Bb Minor Six Diminished Scale

Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A

Bb Minor Six Diminished is a scale built on Bb with the notes Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A.

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Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A

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Fingering on the piano

Hand	Fingering	Notes	Play it on your instrument
Right hand	2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2	Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A · Bb
Left hand	2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2	Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A · Bb

One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.

Tap a key or a fret to hear it.

Scale degrees

Bb Minor Six Diminished is made of the notes Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W H W W H H W H.

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Related scales

Bb Minor Six Diminished is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.

Scales inside it

Bb Melodic MinorBb · C · Db · Eb · F · G · A
Every note of this scale is in Bb Minor Six Diminished.
Bb Harmonic MinorBb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · A
Every note of this scale is in Bb Minor Six Diminished.
Bb RitusenBb · C · Eb · F · G
Every note of this scale is in Bb Minor Six Diminished.
Bb Vietnamese 1Bb · Db · Eb · F · Gb
Every note of this scale is in Bb Minor Six Diminished.
Bb HirajoshiBb · C · Db · F · Gb
Every note of this scale is in Bb Minor Six Diminished.
Bb Minor Sixth PentatonicBb · Db · Eb · F · G
Every note of this scale is in Bb Minor Six Diminished.

Scales that contain it

Bb Messiaen's Mode #7Bb · Cb · C · Db · Eb · E · F · Gb · G · A
Contains every note of Bb Minor Six Diminished.
Bb ChromaticBb · Cb · C · Db · D · Eb · Fb · F · Gb · G · Ab · A
Contains every note of Bb Minor Six Diminished.

Minor Six Diminished on every root

C C#D Eb E F F#G Ab A B

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Common questions

How do I play Bb Minor Six Diminished?: On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
What notes are in Bb Minor Six Diminished?: Bb Minor Six Diminished contains the notes Bb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A, measured from the tonic Bb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3m, 4P, 5P, 6m, 6M, 7M. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
What is the formula of Bb Minor Six Diminished?: From Bb the steps run W H W W H H W H, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.