B♭ Locrian Cheat Sheet
The B♭ Locrian Scale
Key Signature
Relative Keys
About The Key Of B♭ Locrian
The key of B♭ Locrian has a key signature of 7 flats (B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭, C♭, and F♭). The B♭ Locrian scale has the notes C♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, G♭, A♭, and B♭. The B♭ Locrian scale is similar to the B♭ Minor scale except that both the 2nd and the 5th notes (C♭ and F♭) are a half step lower. This means that the characteristic "home base" chord of B♭ Locrian has a dissonant diminished quality (bb˚), which makes it a very uncommon choice for songs. For chord progressions, statistics, and tendencies, view this key in Hooktheory Trends
The 10 Most Popular Chords In B♭ Locrian
According to the TheoryTab database, songs in B♭ Locrian draw almost entirely from the following 10 chords. Click on a chord below to show it on the piano and hear how it sounds.
Songs using a Locrian key
Click on the following songs in B♭ Locrian to see their chords and melody in the TheoryTab database.
Popular Chord Progressions In The Key Of B♭ Locrian
Play or download MIDI files for the following popular chord progressions in B♭ Locrian.
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