

See B (musical note) and Musical note#Note names and their history for explanations. Natural B is called B by Swedish jazz and pop musicians, but still denoted H in classical music. Since the 1990s, B-flat is often denoted Bb or "Bess" instead of B in Swedish music textbooks. In Germany, Russia, Poland and Scandinavia, this pitch is designated B, with 'H' used to designate the B- natural. While orchestras tune to an A provided by the oboist, wind ensembles usually tune to a B-flat provided by a tuba, horn, or clarinet. When a note can be called by more than one name, in this case A sharp or B. See pitch (music) for a discussion of historical variations in frequency. The lowest root note of this chord is the A / Bb on the 1st fret of the 5th string. When calculated in equal temperament with a reference of A above middle C as 440 Hz, the frequency of the B ♭ above middle C is approximately 466.164 Hz. To view all other guitar chords with suggested finger positions, check out. Ukulele chord chart for B-flat minor chord with suggested finger positions on the ukulele fretboard is shown below. B-flat is also enharmonic to C (C-double flat). B-flat minor ukulele chord is also written as Bmin or Bm. It lies a diatonic semitone above A and a chromatic semitone below B, thus being enharmonic to A ♯, even though in some musical tunings, B ♭ will have a different sounding pitch than A ♯.

B ♭ ( B-flat), or, in some European countries, B, is the eleventh step of the Western chromatic scale (starting from C).
