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B major chord

Symbol: B · Notes: B – D♯ – F♯

The most common chord: stable and bright, it opens and closes most songs. Three notes: the root, the major third (4 semitones up) and the perfect fifth (7 semitones up).

How it is built

• B: root
• D♯: major third
• F♯: perfect fifth

Fingering: right hand 1 3 5, left hand 5 3 1 (1 = thumb, 5 = pinky).

Its inversions

• Root position: B – D♯ – F♯
• 1st inversion: D♯ – F♯ – B
• 2nd inversion: F♯ – B – D♯

In which keys

• V (dominant) in E major
• IV (subdominant) in F♯ major
• I (tonic) in B major
• VII in C♯ minor
• VI in E♭ minor
• III in G♯ minor
• V (dominant) in E harmonic minor

Other B chords

Bm · B7 · Bmaj7 · Bm7 · Bsus2 · Bsus4 · Bdim · B+ · B6 · Bm6 · Badd9 · Bdim7 · Bm7♭5

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