A#

Diatonic Scale

A# / B♭ Natural Minor

The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.

Notes in A# Natural Minor

Bb1
C2
Db3
Eb4
F5
Gb6
Ab7
Bb8

Chords in A# Natural Minor

7 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iBbmBb – Db – Fminor
iiC°C – Eb – Gbdiminished
IIIDbDb – F – Abmajor
ivEbmEb – Gb – Bbminor
vFmF – Ab – Cminor
VIGbGb – Bb – Dbmajor
VIIAbAb – C – Ebmajor

Other Scales in A#

MajorBb, C, D, Eb, F, G, AHarmonic MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AMelodic MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, ADorianBb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, AbPhrygianBb, B, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AbLydianBb, C, D, E, F, G, AMixolydianBb, C, D, Eb, F, G, AbLocrianBb, B, Db, Eb, E, Gb, AbMajor PentatonicBb, C, D, F, GMinor PentatonicBb, Db, Eb, F, AbBluesBb, Db, Eb, E, F, AbWhole ToneBb, C, D, E, Gb, AbDiminished (H-W)Bb, B, Db, D, E, F, G, AbDiminished (W-H)Bb, C, Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, APhrygian DominantBb, B, D, Eb, F, Gb, AbHungarian MinorBb, C, Db, E, F, Gb, ALydian DominantBb, C, D, E, F, G, Ab

Natural Minor in All 12 Keys

CC D D# F G G# A#C#D♭Db Eb E Gb Ab A BDD E F G A A# CD#E♭Eb F Gb Ab Bb B DbEE F# G A B C DFF G Ab Bb C Db EbF#G♭F# G# A B C# D EGG A A# C D D# FG#A♭Ab Bb B Db Eb E GbAA B C D E F GA#B♭Bb C Db Eb F Gb AbBB C# D E F# G A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Natural Minor scale by ear →Play A# Natural MinorHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in A# / Bb Natural Minor

The A# natural minor scale contains the notes Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab. The natural minor scale — dark, melancholic, the basis of minor key music.

The diatonic chords in A# natural minor are Bbm (i), C° (ii), Db (III), Ebm (iv), Fm (v), Gb (VI), Ab (VII). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the A# natural minor scale.

To develop your ear for the A# natural minor sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.