Minor Chords
Many of my students have been confused by the difference between "flat" and minor. I'll try to clarify the matter.
Flat refers to one pitch. The black key next to the C on a piano is a Db (D flat). It can also be called C# (C Sharp). But it is not a D minor, nor is it a C major.
You can not have a minor note. Minor requires an interval. A relationship between more than one pitch. You can have a minor third. You can have a minor chord. You can have a minor scale. But there is not a minor note.
So a Bb chord, is a major chord built on a Bb root. A Bm is a minor chord built on a B root.
Here are some excellent books on the subject
The Blues Scale and the Major/Minor Scale
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