Key of B

Everything on this site that is rooted on B: the twenty scales and modes, the twenty-three chord qualities, the seven chords that belong to the key, the capo positions that produce it from an open shape, the tunings whose home note it is, and the fretboard maps.

Key signature: B major · F# C# G# D# A#
Notes of B major: B C# D# E F# G# A#
Degrees of B major: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Relative minor: Ab minor — the same notes, tonic on the sixth degree
Notes of B natural minor: B C# D E F# G A
Relative major: D major
A fifth above (dominant): F#
A fourth above (subdominant): E
Tunings rooted here: Drop B, DADGAD with a low B, Seven-string standard, Baritone (B to B)
Capo positions with open shapes: capo 2 → A shapes · capo 4 → G shapes · capo 7 → E shapes · capo 9 → D shapes · capo 11 → C shapes

Chords that belong to the key

The seven triads built on the major scale, and the seventh chord on each degree.

Numeral	Triad	Notes	Triad page	Seventh	Seventh page
I	B	B D# F#	B	Bmaj7	Bmaj7
ii	C#m	C# E G#	C#m	C#m7	C#m7
iii	D#m	D# F# A#	D#m	D#m7	D#m7
IV	E	E G# B	E	Emaj7	Emaj7
V	F#	F# A# C#	F#	F#7	F#7
vi	G#m	G# B D#	G#m	G#m7	G#m7
vii°	A#dim	A# C# E	A#dim	A#m7b5	A#m7b5

Numeral

Triad

Notes

Triad page

Seventh

Seventh page

B D# F#

Bmaj7

C#m

C# E G#

C#m

C#m7

iii

D#m

D# F# A#

D#m

D#m7

E G# B

Emaj7

F# A# C#

F#7

G#m

G# B D#

G#m

G#m7

vii°

A#dim

A# C# E

A#dim

A#m7b5

Scales and modes on B

All twenty scales on this site, set out on the same root.

Scale	Page	Degrees	Notes
Major	B major	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	B C# D# E F# G# A#
Ionian	B ionian	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	B C# D# E F# G# A#
Dorian	B dorian	1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7	B C# D E F# G# A
Phrygian	B phrygian	1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	B C D E F# G A
Lydian	B lydian	1 2 3 #4 5 6 7	B C# D# E# F# G# A#
Mixolydian	B mixolydian	1 2 3 4 5 6 b7	B C# D# E F# G# A
Natural minor	B natural minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	B C# D E F# G A
Aeolian	B aeolian	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7	B C# D E F# G A
Locrian	B locrian	1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7	B C D E F G A
Harmonic minor	B harmonic minor	1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7	B C# D E F# G A#
Melodic minor (ascending)	B melodic minor (ascending)	1 2 b3 4 5 6 7	B C# D E F# G# A#
Major pentatonic	B major pentatonic	1 2 3 5 6	B C# D# F# G#
Minor pentatonic	B minor pentatonic	1 b3 4 5 b7	B D E F# A
Blues scale	B blues scale	1 b3 4 b5 5 b7	B D E F F# A
Phrygian dominant	B phrygian dominant	1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7	B C D# E F# G A
Lydian dominant	B lydian dominant	1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7	B C# D# E# F# G# A
Whole tone	B whole tone	1 2 3 #4 #5 b7	B C# D# E# F## G##
Diminished (half-whole)	B diminished (half-whole)	1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7	B C D D# E# F# G# A
Diminished (whole-half)	B diminished (whole-half)	1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7	B C# D E F G G# A#
Chromatic	B chromatic	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12	B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A#

Scale

Page

Degrees

Notes

Major

B major

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

B C# D# E F# G# A#

Ionian

B ionian

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

B C# D# E F# G# A#

Dorian

B dorian

1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7

B C# D E F# G# A

Phrygian

B phrygian

1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

B C D E F# G A

Lydian

B lydian

1 2 3 #4 5 6 7

B C# D# E# F# G# A#

Mixolydian

B mixolydian

1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

B C# D# E F# G# A

Natural minor

B natural minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

B C# D E F# G A

Aeolian

B aeolian

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

B C# D E F# G A

Locrian

B locrian

1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7

B C D E F G A

Harmonic minor

B harmonic minor

1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7

B C# D E F# G A#

Melodic minor (ascending)

B melodic minor (ascending)

1 2 b3 4 5 6 7

B C# D E F# G# A#

Major pentatonic

B major pentatonic

1 2 3 5 6

B C# D# F# G#

Minor pentatonic

B minor pentatonic

1 b3 4 5 b7

B D E F# A

Blues scale

B blues scale

1 b3 4 b5 5 b7

B D E F F# A

Phrygian dominant

B phrygian dominant

1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7

B C D# E F# G A

Lydian dominant

B lydian dominant

1 2 3 #4 5 6 b7

B C# D# E# F# G# A

Whole tone

B whole tone

1 2 3 #4 #5 b7

B C# D# E# F## G##

Diminished (half-whole)

B diminished (half-whole)

1 b2 b3 3 #4 5 6 b7

B C D D# E# F# G# A

Diminished (whole-half)

B diminished (whole-half)

1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7

B C# D E F G G# A#

Chromatic

B chromatic

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

B C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A#

Chords on B

All twenty-three chord qualities on this site, set out on the same root.

Chord	Page	Degrees	Notes	Quality
B	B	1 3 5	B D# F#	Major
Bm	Bm	1 b3 5	B D F#	Minor
Bdim	Bdim	1 b3 b5	B D F	Diminished
Baug	Baug	1 3 #5	B D# F##	Augmented
Bsus2	Bsus2	1 2 5	B C# F#	Suspended second
Bsus4	Bsus4	1 4 5	B E F#	Suspended fourth
Bmaj7	Bmaj7	1 3 5 7	B D# F# A#	Major seventh
Bm7	Bm7	1 b3 5 b7	B D F# A	Minor seventh
B7	B7	1 3 5 b7	B D# F# A	Dominant seventh
Bm7b5	Bm7b5	1 b3 b5 b7	B D F A	Half-diminished seventh
Bdim7	Bdim7	1 b3 b5 bb7	B D F Ab	Diminished seventh
B6	B6	1 3 5 6	B D# F# G#	Sixth
Bm6	Bm6	1 b3 5 6	B D F# G#	Minor sixth
Badd9	Badd9	1 9 3 5	B C# D# F#	Added ninth
B9	B9	1 9 3 5 b7	B C# D# F# A	Dominant ninth
Bm9	Bm9	1 9 b3 5 b7	B C# D F# A	Minor ninth
Bmaj9	Bmaj9	1 9 3 5 7	B C# D# F# A#	Major ninth
B11	B11	1 9 3 11 5 b7	B C# D# E F# A	Dominant eleventh
Bm11	Bm11	1 9 b3 11 5 b7	B C# D E F# A	Minor eleventh
B13	B13	1 9 3 5 13 b7	B C# D# F# G# A	Dominant thirteenth
B7sus4	B7sus4	1 4 5 b7	B E F# A	Dominant seventh suspended fourth
B7b5	B7b5	1 3 b5 b7	B D# F A	Dominant seventh flat five
B7#9	B7#9	1 3 5 b7 #9	B D# F# A C##	Dominant seventh sharp nine

Chord

Page

Degrees

Notes

Quality

1 3 5

B D# F#

Major

1 b3 5

B D F#

Minor

Bdim

1 b3 b5

B D F

Diminished

Baug

1 3 #5

B D# F##

Augmented

Bsus2

1 2 5

B C# F#

Suspended second

Bsus4

1 4 5

B E F#

Suspended fourth

Bmaj7

1 3 5 7

B D# F# A#

Major seventh

Bm7

1 b3 5 b7

B D F# A

Minor seventh

1 3 5 b7

B D# F# A

Dominant seventh

Bm7b5

1 b3 b5 b7

B D F A

Half-diminished seventh

Bdim7

1 b3 b5 bb7

B D F Ab

Diminished seventh

1 3 5 6

B D# F# G#

Sixth

Bm6

1 b3 5 6

B D F# G#

Minor sixth

Badd9

1 9 3 5

B C# D# F#

Added ninth

1 9 3 5 b7

B C# D# F# A

Dominant ninth

Bm9

1 9 b3 5 b7

B C# D F# A

Minor ninth

Bmaj9

1 9 3 5 7

B C# D# F# A#

Major ninth

B11

1 9 3 11 5 b7

B C# D# E F# A

Dominant eleventh

Bm11

1 9 b3 11 5 b7

B C# D E F# A

Minor eleventh

B13

1 9 3 5 13 b7

B C# D# F# G# A

Dominant thirteenth

B7sus4

1 4 5 b7

B E F# A

Dominant seventh suspended fourth

B7b5

1 3 b5 b7

B D# F A

Dominant seventh flat five

B7#9

1 3 5 b7 #9

B D# F# A C##

Dominant seventh sharp nine

Fretboard maps

Map	Page	Contents
B major	note map	every position to fret 22 as note names
B degrees	degree map	the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales
All keys	index	the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Map

Page

Contents

B major

note map

every position to fret 22 as note names

B degrees

degree map

the same positions as degrees of the major and natural minor scales

All keys

index

the twelve key maps and the chromatic reference

Related keys

RelativeKey of Abshares every note with B
ParallelB natural minorthe same tonic, a different third, sixth and seventh
DominantKey of F#a fifth above B; its tonic chord is the dominant of this key
SubdominantKey of Ea fourth above B; its tonic chord is the fourth chord of this key
CircleCircle of fifthswhere B sits relative to the other eleven keys
SignatureKey signaturesthe accidentals of every key, including the enharmonic spellings
CapoCapo charthow to reach B with open shapes

All twelve keys: C · C# · D · Eb · E · F · F# · G · Ab · A · Bb · B

ScaleB major7 notes · 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ScaleB natural minor7 notes · 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Neck mapB — note mapB major · frets 0–22 · B C# D# E F# G# A#
DegreesB — degree mapB major and natural minor · frets 0–22
ChordB — Major1 3 5 · B D# F#
ChordBm7 — Minor seventh1 b3 5 b7 · B D F# A
KeyKey of AbAb Bb C Db Eb F G · Ab major / F minor
HubScales and modes12 roots × 20 scales
HubChords12 roots × 23 qualities
CapoCapo chart12 capo positions × 24 target keys

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