B major
Notes B – D♯ – F♯
Formula 1 3 5
B Chords
Root
B
B major
- Notes
- B – D♯ – F♯
- Formula
- 135
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All 20 chord types built on B. The notes of the B major scale are B C♯ D♯ E F♯ G♯ A♯; each chord takes some of them and changes one or two.
Chords in the key of B major
The seven chords built from the major scale, the ones most songs in this key use.
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Piano Chords: B
Bm minor
Notes B – D – F♯
Formula 1 ♭3 5
B7 dominant 7th
Notes B – D♯ – F♯ – A
Formula 1 3 5 ♭7
Bmaj7 major 7th
Notes B – D♯ – F♯ – A♯
Formula 1 3 5 7
Bm7 minor 7th
Notes B – D – F♯ – A
Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7
Bsus2 suspended 2nd
Notes B – C♯ – F♯
Formula 1 2 5
Bsus4 suspended 4th
Notes B – E – F♯
Formula 1 4 5
Bdim diminished
Notes B – D – F
Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5
Baug augmented
Notes B – D♯ – F♯♯
Formula 1 3 ♯5
B6 major 6th
Notes B – D♯ – F♯ – G♯
Formula 1 3 5 6
Bm6 minor 6th
Notes B – D – F♯ – G♯
Formula 1 ♭3 5 6
Badd9 add 9
Notes B – D♯ – F♯ – C♯
Formula 1 3 5 9
B9 dominant 9th
Notes B – D♯ – F♯ – A – C♯
Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 9
Bm9 minor 9th
Notes B – D – F♯ – A – C♯
Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9
Bmaj9 major 9th
Notes B – D♯ – F♯ – A♯ – C♯
Formula 1 3 5 7 9
Bm7b5 half-diminished
Notes B – D – F – A
Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭7
Bdim7 diminished 7th
Notes B – D – F – A♭
Formula 1 ♭3 ♭5 𝄫7
B7sus4 7th suspended 4th
Notes B – E – F♯ – A
Formula 1 4 5 ♭7
Bm(maj7) minor-major 7th
Notes B – D – F♯ – A♯
Formula 1 ♭3 5 7
B5 power chord
Notes B – F♯
Formula 1 5