How Do You Play The B Flat Scale On The Piano?
The B Flat (Bb) major scale is not the easiest scale to learn. To play this scale might require a bit of experience playing other scales. • Piano keys with note names (click to enlarge). Know the order of the notes on a piano keyboard. Obviously, you’ll need to know which notes to play. Chances are, you’ve had some kind of piano lesson before, but if you’ve never touched a piano in your life, the picture to the right should help you. For someone with a little more knowledge of music, just know that each key goes up a half-step in order. The black keys are generally sharps/flats, and the white keys are natural notes. • Take note of the key signature. The Bb major scale has two flats in it, Bb and Eb (black keys). All other notes will be played natural (white keys). • Observe the correct fingering for the Bb flat major scale. On both hands the thumb is always number 1 and the pinkies number 5. One common fingering, for the right hand (upward) is {2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4} and continuing into the
• Piano keys with note names (click to enlarge). Know the order of the notes on a piano keyboard. Obviously, you’ll need to know which notes to play. Chances are, you’ve had some kind of piano lesson before, but if you’ve never touched a piano in your life, the picture to the right should help you. For someone with a little more knowledge of music, just know that each key goes up a half-step in order. The black keys are generally sharps/flats, and the white keys are natural notes. • Take note of the key signature. The Bb major scale has two flats in it, Bb and Eb (black keys). All other notes will be played natural (white keys). • Observe the correct fingering for the Bb flat major scale. On both hands the thumb is always number 1 and the pinkies number 5. One common fingering, for the right hand (upward) is {2 1 2 3 1 2 3 4} and continuing into the next octave from C: {1 2 3 1 2 3 4} and for the left hand (upward): {3 2 1 4 3 2 1 2} and continuing into the octave from C: {1 4 3 2 3 2}
