B major scale

B major

  • BR
  • C♯2
  • D♯3
  • E4
  • F♯5
  • G♯6
  • A♯7

Positions

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How it is built

  • Seven notes: whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half. The half steps fall between D♯–E and A♯–B.
  • A♯ is the leading tone. It sits a half step below B and pulls hard toward it, which is why the V chord resolves home.
  • Same notes as G♯ minor. Start on G♯ and the mood flips without changing a single pitch.

Chords in the key of B major

  1. IB
  2. iiC♯m
  3. iiiD♯m
  4. IVE
  5. VF♯
  6. viG♯m
  7. vii°A♯dim
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Chords that fit B major

Related keys

  • Relative: G♯ minor — same notes, different home
  • Parallel: B minor — same root, different notes

Other B scales