Chord Progressions in B Flat Minor

6 chord progressions in B flat minor

i-iv-v-i: Bbm – Ebm – Fm – Bbm

The basic minor progression: home, away, back home. (Bbm = Bb Db F · Ebm = Eb Gb Bb · Fm = F Ab C · Bbm = Bb Db F)

i-VI-III-VII: Bbm – Gb – Db – Ab

A big, epic minor loop heard in film music and rock. (Bbm = Bb Db F · Gb = Gb Bb Db · Db = Db F Ab · Ab = Ab C Eb)

i-iv-V-i: Bbm – Ebm – F – Bbm

Like the basic minor progression, but the major V pulls harder back home. (Bbm = Bb Db F · Ebm = Eb Gb Bb · F = F A C · Bbm = Bb Db F)

iiø-V-i: Cm7b5 – F7 – Bbm7

The minor version of the jazz cadence. (Cm7b5 = C Eb Gb Bb · F7 = F A C Eb · Bbm7 = Bb Db F Ab)

i-VII-VI-VII: Bbm – Ab – Gb – Ab

A rocking back-and-forth that never quite lands. (Bbm = Bb Db F · Ab = Ab C Eb · Gb = Gb Bb Db · Ab = Ab C Eb)

i-VI-iv-V: Bbm – Gb – Ebm – F

A dramatic loop with a strong pull at the end. (Bbm = Bb Db F · Gb = Gb Bb Db · Ebm = Eb Gb Bb · F = F A C)

How to practise a progression

1. Count four beats per chord and name it out loud.
2. Loop the progression until you no longer look at your hands.
3. Go faster only once each change sounds clean.