
The difference between the B-flat natural minor scale and the Bb major scale is that the 3rd, 6th and 7th note positions of the major scale are lowered by one half-tone / semitone. Gb is the submediant of the B-flat natural minor scaleĪb is the subtonic of the B-flat natural minor scaleīb is the octave of the B-flat natural minor scale B-flat natural minor scale degrees Note no.īb is the tonic of the B-flat natural minor scaleĬ is the supertonic of the B-flat natural minor scaleĭb is the mediant of the B-flat natural minor scaleĮb is the subdominant of the B-flat natural minor scaleį is the dominant of the B-flat natural minor scale The stave diagrams above show the scale notes without a key signature, with the sharp / flat adjustments inserted before each note on the staff.įor the key signature of this scale, showing these symbols grouped correctly next to the bass or treble clef symbol at the beginning, have a look at the Bb natural minor key signature. These note names are shown below on the treble clef followed by the bass clef. Middle C (midi note 60) is shown with an orange line under the 2nd note on the piano diagram. The 8th note of the B-flat natural minor scale is Bb The 7th note of the B-flat natural minor scale is Ab The 6th note of the B-flat natural minor scale is Gb The 5th note of the B-flat natural minor scale is F The 4th note of the B-flat natural minor scale is Eb The 3rd note of the B-flat natural minor scale is Db The 2nd note of the B-flat natural minor scale is C The 1st note of the B-flat natural minor scale is Bb B-flat natural minor scale note names Note no. Only the names of the individual notes are different. The same notes are played in the same order in each scale - they sound identical. This scale sounds the same as the A# natural minor scale, which is also a commonly used scale. This minor scale key is on the Circle of 5ths - Bb minor on circle of 5ths, which means that it is a commonly used minor scale key. The B-flat natural minor scale has 5 flats. It also shows the scale degree names for all 8 notes. (Convert the decimal values to hex if you need hex values.This step shows the ascending B-flat natural minor scale on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. Write down the part before the decimal point. To convert a cents value into an ss tt value, you can use this process: The step between each value is 200/16384 cents. The step between each value is 100/16384 cents. No, the ss tt values in the "Scale/Octave Tuning 2-Byte Form" are different from the xx yy values in the "key-based" forms. I assume that the same formula works for the 2bytes octave /scale. Middle C - 64 cents is the xx yy zz value of hex 3B 2E 0A. Middle C + 63 cents is the xx yy zz value of hex 3C 50 52. So if you want to lower a note, change the xx value to the next lower note, and change the cents value to 100 minus the amount you want to lower by. You can only use positive cents values to raise notes. (Convert the decimal values to hex if you need hex values.) Subtract the part before the decimal point leaving just the fractional part after the decimal point. You now have a value in steps from 0 to +16383.

You now have a value in semitones from 0 to +.99993896484375. To convert a cents value into a yy zz value, you can use this process:

Note: The maximum xx yy zz value of hex 7F 7F 7F is reserved to mean "no change", so for xx note hex 7F the highest you can use for yy zz is hex 7F 7E. There are 2^14 = 16384 steps between notes. The largest yy zz value of hex 7F 7F is 1 step below the next note. The smallest yy zz value of hex 00 00 represents the original note with no raise. The yy zz value represents a fractional amount you add to raise the starting note. The xx value is the starting MIDI note number (decimal 0 to 127, hex 00 to 7F) you want to use in A440 twelve-tone equal temperament. Here are some notes about the xx yy zz values.
Midi note number b natural pdf#
Just to make sure you and everyone else reading this is aware, the official MIDI Tuning Standard description is part of The Complete MIDI 1.0 Detailed Specification PDF document.
