B Minor: Notes, Chords and Scale
B minor is a minor key. Its key signature has 2 sharps: F♯, C♯. Its scale is B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, A, and its seven diatonic chords are Bm, C♯dim, D, Em, F♯m, G, A. Below are the 7th chords, Roman numerals, related keys, the Camelot code and a keyboard diagram.
Key signature
2♯
Relative key
Parallel key
Camelot code
10A
Notes
B C♯ D E F♯ G A
Chords in B minor
- iBmB D F♯
- ii°C♯dimC♯ E G
- IIIDD F♯ A
- ivEmE G B
- vF♯mF♯ A C♯
- VIGG B D
- VIIAA C♯ E
Seventh chords
- i7Bm7B D F♯ A
- iiø7C♯m7♭5C♯ E G B
- IIImaj7Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
- iv7Em7E G B D
- v7F♯m7F♯ A C♯ E
- VImaj7Gmaj7G B D F♯
- VII7A7A C♯ E G
How to use these chords
- i, iv and v (Bm, Em, F♯m) are the primary chords. The v chord is often played major, as V (F♯) or V7 (F♯7), taken from the harmonic minor scale, which raises A to A♯.
- III, VI and VII (D, G, A) are major chords. They are the I, IV and V chords of the relative major, D major.
- ii° (C♯dim) is a diminished chord and often leads to V.
- Common progressions, in Roman numerals: i VI III VII (Bm, G, D, A); i iv V (Bm, Em, F♯); i VII VI V (Bm, A, G, F♯).
Common uses of B minor
- B minor shares its seven notes and its key signature with its relative major, D major.
- On a piano, 2 of its seven notes are black keys.
- The root note, B, is an open string on a guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E), so it can ring under the chords.
- In the Camelot system DJs use for harmonic mixing, B minor is 10A; tracks in 9A, 11A and 10B usually mix smoothly with it.
- Open B minor in the Scale and Chord Finder
- Find your song's key from the audio: Detect Key and BPM
- Camelot Wheel: 10A
- Write chords or MIDI in B minor with MIDI LabMIDI Lab, from the same team as SongTools, writes chord progressions, bass, drums and melody as MIDI from a prompt.
- D major: notes and chords
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Questions about B minor
What chords are in B minor?
The seven chords in B minor are Bm, C♯dim, D, Em, F♯m, G, A (i, ii°, III, iv, v, VI, VII). As seventh chords they are Bm7, C♯m7♭5, Dmaj7, Em7, F♯m7, Gmaj7, A7.
What notes are in the B minor scale?
B, C♯, D, E, F♯, G, A. Its key signature has 2 sharps: F♯, C♯.
What is the relative major of B minor?
D major. It uses the same seven notes and key signature as B minor, starting from D. The parallel major, B major, starts on the same note as B minor but has a different key signature.
What is the Camelot code for B minor?
10A. Next to it on the Camelot wheel are 9A and 11A, and 10B is its relative major, D major.