B major · 5 sharps
Chords in B major
B major has 5 sharps, and its notes are B, C♯, D♯, E, F♯, G♯ and A♯. Its seven chords are B, C♯m, D♯m, E, F♯, G♯m and A♯°; with sevenths, Bmaj7, C♯m7, D♯m7, Emaj7, F♯7, G♯m7 and A♯m7♭5.
The seven chords of B major
| Degree | Triad | Seventh | Function | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | B | Bmaj7 | Tonic | |
| ii | Subdominant | |||
| iii | Tonic | |||
| IV | E | Emaj7 | Subdominant | |
| V | Dominant | |||
| vi | Tonic | |||
| vii° | Dominant |
Hear where home is
Two short progressions in B major. The last chord of each is the tonic, and the chord before it is what makes it sound like arriving.
Cadence
- BI
- EIV
- V7
- BI
ii V I
- ii7
- V7
- Bmaj7Imaj7
Common progressions in B major
- ii V I ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Bmaj7
- I V vi IV I V vi IV
- B
- E
- vi IV I V vi IV I V
- E
- B
- I vi IV V I vi IV V
- B
- E
- I IV V I IV V I
- B
- E
- B
- 12 bar blues I7 I7 I7 I7 IV7 IV7 I7 I7 V7 IV7 I7 V7
- B7
- B7
- B7
- B7
- E7
- E7
- B7
- B7
- E7
- B7
- iii vi ii V I iii7 vi7 ii7 V7 Imaj7
- Bmaj7
- I vi ii V Imaj7 vi7 ii7 V7
- Bmaj7
- ii bII I ii7 bII7 Imaj7
- C7
- Bmaj7
- Backdoor progression iv7 bVII7 Imaj7
- Em7
- A7
- Bmaj7
- I bVII IV I bVII IV I
- B
- A
- E
- B
- Royal road progression IVmaj7 V7 iii7 vi
- Emaj7