Chord progressions in Bb minor

Which chords belong together in Bb minor, and what is built from them: the seven diatonic chords and 5 common progressions, each written out.

The chords of Bb minor

Almost every song in this key is built from these seven. The roman numeral says which degree of the scale the chord stands on — upper case for major, lower case for minor.

Degree	Chord	Type
i	Bbm	minor
ii°	Cdim	diminished
III	Db	major
iv	Ebm	minor
v	Fm	minor
VI	Gb	major
VII	Ab	major

5 progressions in Bb minor

iiø–V–iCm7b5 – F7 – Bbm7The minor jazz cadence i–i–i–i–iv–iv–i–i–V–iv–i–VBbm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – F7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – F7The minor blues i–iv–vBbm – Ebm – FmThe three primary chords in minor i–VII–VI–VBbm – Ab – Gb – FThe Andalusian cadence i–VII–VI–VIIBbm – Ab – Gb – AbThe minor loop

Neighbouring keys

Eb minorF minorDb major

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Every note on this page is computed, not typed in — following the rule that also makes F# major spell its seventh degree E#, not F.