B♭ major scale on mandolin

B♭ · C · D · E♭ · F · G · A  — also A♯ major scale

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The B♭ major scale is B♭, C, D, E♭, F, G and A — the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of B♭. The same notes from G are the G minor scale, its relative minor. From the same root, the B♭ minor scale is its parallel. It is drawn across the whole mandolin above; tap a note to hear it. The major scale — the most familiar sound in Western music About the major scale

Also written Bb ionian, Bb ionian mode and Bb maj scale.

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