B flat major arpeggio on piano
The B flat major arpeggio (B♭) has 3 notes: B♭, D, F (B flat, D, and F), degrees 1, 3, 5 of the chord. It uses 1 black key: B♭.
- B♭ B flat 1
- D 3
- F 5
The lit keys are the notes of the arpeggio, with the name and the degree; the root (B♭) has the strongest color. Tap a key to hear it; Listen plays up and down. The small dot marks middle C (C4).
Fingering
This page does not show a fingering. In piano methods the arpeggio fingering changes with the key (black keys move the thumb crossing) and with the hand, and no single rule covers every arpeggio here. Follow the one in your method book or from your teacher.
Formula
- B♭
- 4
- D
- 3
- F
- 5
- B♭
Degrees: 1 · 3 · 5 (root, major third, perfect fifth). Distance between the notes: 4 – 3 – 5 semitones, counting the step back to the upper root.
About the major chord
A major chord sounds open, stable and "resolved". It is the backbone of pop, rock, country and folk: the three main chords of a major key (I, IV and V) are all major, and most songs end on one of them.
The chord and the scale
- B flat major chord (B♭) The chord on the keyboard, with its inversions
- B flat major scale The scale to practice with it: it has every note of the arpeggio plus the ones in between.
Other B flat scales with every note of the arpeggio
More B flat arpeggios
- Major (B♭)
- Minor (B♭m)
- Seventh (B♭7)
- Major seventh (B♭7M)
- Minor seventh (B♭m7)
- Half-diminished (B♭m7(♭5))
- Diminished seventh (B♭°7)
- Augmented (B♭+)
The major arpeggio in other keys
Frequently asked questions
What are the notes of the B flat major arpeggio?
The B flat major arpeggio (B♭) has the notes B flat, D, and F: degrees 1, 3, 5 of the chord.
How do you play the B flat major arpeggio on piano?
Start on B flat and go up through the keys B♭, D, F to the B flat above; for two octaves, repeat the pattern one octave higher. It uses 1 black key: B♭.
Which scale goes with the B flat major arpeggio?
The B flat major scale, which has every note of the arpeggio. These also have all of them: B flat major pentatonic scale, B flat major blues scale, B flat Lydian scale, B flat Mixolydian scale, B flat Nordestina (Brazilian baião) scale, B flat Phrygian dominant scale, and B flat dominant diminished (half-whole) scale.