# Bb major guitar scale

> the bright, resolved sound at the centre of Western music, and the reference every other scale is measured against

## Quick facts

- Root: Bb
- Notes: Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A
- Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Step formula: W-W-H-W-W-W-H
- Note count: 7
- Best for: Melody, songwriting, everything else
- Enharmonic root: A#

## Diatonic chords

- I: [Bb](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/b-flat)
- ii: [Cm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/c-minor)
- iii: [Dm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/d-minor)
- IV: [Eb](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/e-flat)
- V: [F](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/f)
- vi: [Gm](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/g-minor)
- vii°: [Adim](https://openguitarchords.com/chords/diminished-chords#a-diminished)

Canonical page: https://openguitarchords.com/scales/b-flat-major