Dictionary: Bb Major Pentatonic Scale

The B-flat major pentatonic scale is convenient to use for improvising solos and composing melodies over a B-flat major chord progression, especially if you are unsure whether to use the Lydian, Ionian, or Mixolydian mode at any given moment.  It's almost foolproof in that manner.

Modes in A# / Bb

For larger mode maps:
A# Phrygian
A# Locrian
Bb Lydian
Bb Ionian
Bb Mixolydian
Bb Dorian
Bb Aeolian
Bb Phrygian

See also:
Bb Major Scale
Bb Minor Scale

Modes with 2 Flats

For larger mode maps:
Bb Ionian
C Dorian
D Phrygian
Eb Lydian
F Mixolydian
G Aeolian
A Locrian

See also:
Bb Major Scale
G Minor Scale

Dictionary: Bb Chord

If you're looking for a simpler B-flat major guitar chord, check out this entry from September 2007.

Dictionary: A# Chord

If you're looking for a simpler A-sharp guitar chord, you can try the enharmonic Bb major chord from September 2007.

Dictionary: Cbb Major Scale

See Bb major scale.  We'll end our double-flat adventure here, with 14 total flats.

Dictionary: A# Major Scale

See Bb major scale.

Dictionary: Bb Major Scale

From this two-flat scale, we can derive the modes Bb Ionian, C Dorian, D Phrygian, Eb Lydian, F Mixolydian, G Aeolian, and A Locrian.  In the table below, the more common chords are to the left, and the more adventurous chords are to the right:

Bb	Gm	Adim	Bbaug
Eb	Cm	Ebm	Cdim
F	Dm	D	F#dim

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Jam / Mix in Bb (Major) 2.0

A website called in Bb 2.o features YouTube videos of various musicians playing in Bb major, allowing you to mix the videos' audio and listen to them blend together. You are also encouraged to jam along with them, and possibly videotape a performance to contribute to the experiment.

If you are a guitar player, here's a tablature sample of the Bb major scale (Bb C D Eb F G A), for you to improvise notes and play along with the other B-flat musicians. This example is in standard (low to high) E A D G B E tuning:

e|------------------------------------------------6--8--10--|
B|--------------------------------------6--8--10------------|
G|--------------------------------7--8----------------------|
D|----------------------7--8--10----------------------------|
A|------------6--8--10--------------------------------------|
E|--6--8--10------------------------------------------------|

Lesson #68: Power Chords in Bb (Guitar, Beginner)

In Bb: Bb5, C5, D5, Eb5, F5, G5, and A5.

In A#: A#5, B#5, C##5, D#5, E#5, F##5, and G##5.

You'll want to play in B-flat, for simplicity's sake.

Lesson #66: Nine Chords in Bb (Guitar, Beginner, Intermediate)

The chords are Bb, Cm, Dm and/or D, Ebm and/or Eb (usually Eb), F, Gm, and Adim.