B♭ aeolian
A♯ and B♭ are the same pitch. This scale is written as B♭ aeolian because that spelling needs fewer accidentals than A♯ aeolian.
The same notes as the natural minor scale, under its modal name.
- Notes
- B♭ C D♭ E♭ F G♭ A♭
- Degrees
- 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7
- Intervals in semitones
- 0 2 3 5 7 8 10
On the fretboard
About this scale
Another name for natural minor: the sixth mode of the major scale.