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
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.
Click on the following songs in B♭ Locrian to see their chords and melody in the TheoryTab database.
Play or download MIDI files for the following popular chord progressions in B♭ Locrian.