B major chord

The B major chord (B) on a piano: the notes, every inversion and the keys it belongs to. Tap play to hear it, and download it as MIDI.

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B1D#3F#5

About the major chord

The root, a major third and a perfect fifth. The basic bright chord.

Formula: 1 3 5. Used in: Everywhere: pop, house, rock, gospel.

B inversions

Tap an inversion to hear it. Inversions keep the same notes in a different order, which lets chords move smoothly from one to the next.

Keys with B

B is the V chord in E major, IV chord in F# major, I chord in B major, VII chord in C# minor, VI chord in Eb minor and III chord in G# minor.

It also appears in C# Dorian (VII), F# Dorian (IV), Ab Dorian (III), D# Phrygian (VI), G# Phrygian (III), Bb Phrygian (II), E Lydian (V), A Lydian (II), B Lydian (I), C# Mixolydian (VII), F# Mixolydian (IV), B Mixolydian (I).

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Questions

What notes are in a B major chord?

B, D#, F#.

What is the formula of a major chord?

1 3 5. The root, a major third and a perfect fifth. The basic bright chord.

What key is B in?

B is a chord in E major (V), F# major (IV), B major (I), C# minor (VII).

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